In 2018 the EU blue economy directly employed close to 5 million people, generating more than 750 billion euros of turnover. The UN Global Compact Blue Resilience Brief highlights how the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic can advance science-industry collaboration to achieve a more resilient and sustainable recovery of the blue economy. Now the plan is to invest 450 million euros in the next 7 years.
What are the European Partnerships?
European Partnerships bring the European Commission and private and/or public partners together to address some of Europe’s challenges through Research and Innovation (R&I) initiatives to achieve the EU’s political priorities. In this way, there are fewer risks for the duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the research and innovation landscape in the EU.
Objectives of the partnership
The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership aims to achieve 4 general objectives:
- Alignment of priorities and investments across Europe.
