Join the Med is a knowledge hub dedicated to addressing sustainable tourism issues in the Mediterranean. Its primary goal is to identify practical tools, methods and solutions that promote and advance sustainability in the tourism sector. By highlighting sustainable tourism (...) Read more.

We invite all stakeholders in the Western Mediterranean Blue Economy to apply for the WestMED Project Awards 2025. This international project competition aims to showcase and honour outstanding success stories, which provide innovative and replicable solutions embodying the WestMED initiative’s (...) Read more.

The ocean shapes our economies, our food systems, even the air we breathe. To better protect our ocean, the Commission has adopted a European Ocean Pact, which will help to promote a thriving blue economy and support the well-being of people (...) Read more.

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal to regulate and prevent microplastic pollution from plastic pellets, across the value chain, including during transport, notably at sea. The new Regulation will (...) Read more.

On April 11, 2025, the European Commission welcomed an agreement at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), as a meaningful step towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global shipping by 2050. This is a historic deal in the fight against climate (...) Read more.