The European Commission will have a large stand in the 2024 edition of SMM, to promote European research, the Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Alliance and to present how Research and Innovative contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal in reaching climate-neutrality in the maritime sector. Register here The program will include the presence of the Directorate-General of Research and Innovation, along with other Commission services like Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), and European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). It will showcase the link between the European Union's green shipping policies and innovation, through a selection of EU research and RLCF Alliance projects that will be presented, to illustrate the achievements of European companies.Throughout the week, (3-6 September) the European Commission will hold in-person meetings between policy officers and interested parties to listen to the public and answer their questions on access to funding on policies such as Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund and Connecting Europe Facility. We welcome any organization interested to meet with us to let us know via email RTD-C3-ASSISTec [dot] europa [dot] eu (RTD-C3-ASSIST[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) before July 31, together with the topics they wish to discuss.Additionally, the European Commission will also hold a panel to showcase the success stories of Horizon Europe funded projects.Join us at SMM Hamburg 2024 on 3-6 September. You will find us in Hall A3, Stand 203.