Project

The general objective of the TRANSATLANTIC pilot project is to encourage the green and blue recovery in the Atlantic by creating a precursor of a cooperation scheme at transatlantic level to foster exchanges of best practices and joint projects on the green recovery of maritime sectors important to Atlantic coastal regions, including outermost regions and non-EU regions. A pilot project is an initiative funded by the European Parliament of an experimental nature designed to test the feasibility of an action for no more than two years, and TRANSATLANTIC has particularly been supported by Mr Younous Omarjee, Member of the European Parliament, and by DG REGIO, European Commission

The scope of the project will be transatlantic. For this reason, it will be different from the Interreg Atlantic Area programme which only concerns EU Atlantic continental regions, plus Azores, Madeira and Canarias. The programme will be complementary to the Interreg Atlantic Area programme and will support Blue SMEs of the Atlantic area in their internationalisation process (outside the EU). A strong focus will be put on Marine infrastructures (Ports, Offshore Renewable Energy) and Climate adaptation. It will also be useful for the appropriation of the Green Deal and Atlantic Strategy principles by non-EU Regional and Local Authorities. It will be critical to explore the international dimension of the Atlantic Strategy throughout France, Portugal, Ireland and Spain. In order to achieve such stronger and more sustainable Atlantic area, main objectives of the project are to:

1. Create a dialogue at transatlantic level on the green recovery of maritime sectors important to Atlantic coastal regions;
2. Encourage the internationalisation of SMEs of the Atlantic area as well as upskilling and reskilling stakeholders;
3. Improve regional policy making through decentralised cooperations.

Concretely, the project will set up extensive exchanges via workshops, on-field visits and communication through social media and the Advisory Board.

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