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📢 Upcoming webinar! "Shared Seas, Shared Decisions" Join @RenewablesGrid and OCEaN to explore stakeholder engagement approaches in offshore wind and grid planning, and discover key recommendations for a successful and nature-friendly energy transition. Hurry up! Register here 👇 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Read the joint position paper “Making space for nature. Recommendations for ecosystem-based multi-use”, published by the North Sea Alliance, whose members are @SeasAtRisk, The North Sea Foundation, @Umwelthilfe, @WWF_Belgie, WWF Denmark, @WWFEU & @WWF_Deutschland. 🌊 Putting nature at the heart of #MPS and multi-use policies is key to a sustainable blue economy. Read it here! seas-at-risk.org/general-new…
🌊 The #NorthSea is already under intense pressure. As offshore wind farms expand, #MultiUse must reduce cumulative impacts, not add to them. It should work within ecological limits, support nature recovery and be guided by precaution. 👉 seas-at-risk.org/general-new… #OffshoreWind
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How can offshore wind energy and marine biodiversity thrive together? Join the #MSP4MORE Workshop in Brussels on 29 October 2026 to explore opportunities, challenges and practical examples of integrating offshore wind farms with nature-inclusive designs. 🤝 Connect with experts, researchers, industry leaders and policymakers working towards a sustainable offshore energy transition. 🔗 Register by 25 October: maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹@BlueEconomyEU
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Join the Atlantic Summit Galway 2026! 📍 Galway, Ireland 📅 8-9 October 2026 As one of the flagship ocean events and an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026, it will bring together leading voices from across the Atlantic community for high-level discussions on ocean R&I, policy, and skills development. Be part of the conversation shaping EU's ocean future!
Ready for the Atlantic Summit Galway 2026! 🌊 Explore the programme here: atlanticsummit2026.clr.event…
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Explore our #MSP Library 📚💡 The go-to resource for key documents, tools, and practical guidance for #EU maritime spatial planning. 📁 maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹@cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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📣 New call for tenders for global data service for @EMODnet, the European Marine Observation and Data Network! This will ensure the resilience of global ocean data flows, metadata and resources, for a free and open access to these global #marine data resources. 📅 Deadline: 2 October 2026, 17 CEST ℹ️All details here: cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-o…
📣 New call for tenders for @EMODnet, the European Marine Observation and Data Network. With €12 million, the call aims to purchase a service to evolve EMODnet's methodological frameworks, activities and processes. Apply by 2 October ⤵️ link.europa.eu/mtHnMq #EMFAF
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📢 Join #MEDIGREEN at the Mediterranean Coast & Macro-Regional Strategies Week 2026! 🗓️ 17 Sept | 14:45-16:00 | Izola Discover how #MSP can drive the sustainability transition in the Mediterranean, and learn about MEDIGREEN & the MED-MSP Community of Practice. Register here!🔗 adriatic-ionian.eu/event/med… @cinea_eu
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📁🔍 Discover our #MSP Tools section! Provides practical resources to support planning processes and evidence-based decision-making, including assessment #tools, data toolboxes, & methodological guidance. 💡 Whether you are developing plans, evaluating impacts or gathering evidence, these tools can help strengthen your MSP work. Read more: maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹 @EU_MARE @cinea_eu
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📨 Our #MSP August #Newsletter is out! A quick recap of the latest events and news before we say goodbye to summer. Check it out here! 👇 maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹 @cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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📢 Working in ocean observation? Your input matters! ✍️ Take part in the #EU study on the competitiveness of the sustainable blue economy sector, with a focus on #ocean observation technologies. 👇 Your insights will help shape future EU policies & support measures. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner…
EU aims to secure 35% of the global ocean observation technology market by 2035. Companies in the sector can help shape the support measures needed to achieve this ambition. Take our survey by 15 September. It takes 10–20 minutes: link.europa.eu/XXdJtB
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Stay in the loop with our #MSP newsletter 📩 Be part of the community and do not miss the latest publications, events, and updates in maritime spatial planning across the EU. Subscribe now! Join us! ec.europa.eu/newsroom/cinea/…
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📂🔍 Discover a collection of visual resources designed to communicate #MSP concepts, processes and success stories. maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹 @cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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The European #Natura2000 Award 2026 is back for its 8th edition and accepting applications in five categories: Conservation on land, Marine & Coastal, Towns & cities, Community benefits and Public engagement. ✍️ Apply now and get recognised! Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 environment.ec.europa.eu/top… 🔹@EU_ENV @EU_Commission
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📂🔍 Access a curated collection of databases, initiatives, and platforms relevant to #MSP across Europe! These resources provide valuable references for marine data, policy implementation, research and cooperation. maritime-spatial-planning.ec… 🔹@cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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🗓️✍️ Register for the upcoming #BlackSeaCMA Stakeholder Conference 2026! Connect with policymakers, researchers, businesses & investors on 30 September in Bulgaria to discuss progress and help shape a sustainable blue economy in the Black Sea region. 👇 Register by 15 Sept: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner… black-sea-maritime-agenda.ec… @EU_BlackSeaAM @cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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Our #MSP July #Newsletter is out! 📩 Catch up on the latest news, surveys, resources, and online courses this summer ☀️🔍 Read it here! maritime-spatial-planning.ec… @cinea_eu @EU_MARE
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EU MSP Platform retweeted
Marine biodiversity data comes in many formats. That can make it harder to find, combine and reuse. A new @EMODnet Biology guide maps key data fields to shared definitions so different marine data systems can work better together. 🔗 link.europa.eu/6bRVtc
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