The Clean North Sea Shipping (CNSS) project was recently featured in a communication published by European Energy Innovation.

The Terms of Reference for a design contract regarding a harmonised brand for ETC (European Territorial Cooperation) has been published by Interact. Interested parties are invited to submit bids.

The third edition of THE UPSHOT presents the results of CLIWAT and reveals two possibilities for the new year: A chance to exhibit at the North Sea Commission conference in April and a final call for this programme period.

The structure of the priorities for the new North Sea Region programme is now agreed. 

Announcement of the end conference

The ICZM Assistant, being the main result of the SUSCOD (Sustainable Coastal Development) project, has been adopted by OURCOAST.

The fifth issue of the E-harbours newsletter starts summarizing the first findings of the project. Or as the editorial states; "We hope to inspire you".

The second edition of our newsletter THE UPSHOT presents you with the results of the StratMoS and Aquarius projects in text, images and words from those directly involved.

GSA Final Seminar will be held on 13th November 2013 in Zeegse (DR), The Netherlands.

Whilst airport stakeholders are under increasing economic pressure, public expectations are steadily growing regarding sustainability. Regional airports have joined forces in the Green Sustainable Airports project (GSA), initiated and developed by the Province of Drenthe and Groningen Airport Eelde (NL) in the pursuit of transferable, sustainable solutions for airport operations.

The results of the online consultation are now available in a summary report.

As the Green Sustainable Airports project comes in to its last phase, Groningen Airport Eelde (NL) opened their newly-built runway extension. Innovative, sustainable solutions at the airport have been filmed. This movie has now been launched on YouTube!

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On 21 September 2013 and the surrounding days, you can join your “neighbour” in celebrating the achievements of more than 20 years of European territorial cooperation on European Cooperation Day. 

Cruise ports and destinations in the North Sea Region stand to benefit from the increasing interest in sustainability – and they should make sure their ‘green’ efforts are highly visible, delegates were told at the Cruise Gateway closing conference in Rotterdam.

The first edition of our newsletter THE UPSHOT is now available online. 

This year’s „European Sustainable Energy Award" in the category ‘travelling’ goes to Bremen – honouring the activities in the field of Car-Sharing. Dr. Joachim Lohse, Senator for Environment, Urban Development and Transport and Kerstin Homrighausen, Business Director of the Car-Sharing operator cambio Bremen received the award in the ceremony which was opened by Commissioner Günther Oettinger. He emphasized in his opening speech: “Energy efficiency is not a luxury, energy efficiency is a necessity for the future”. 

The ESPON North Sea Star project will be arranging a one day workshop to discuss energy themed projects and potential policy scenarios for the future. The workshop will take place 16 September in Delft, the Netherlands.

The next three reports referring to the on-going evaluation of the North Sea Region Programme is now available online. All reports will be made available online as they are finalised.

For the past six weeks, stakeholders have been invited to participate in our online consultation regarding the North Sea Region Programme 2014 – 2020. The consultation is now closed and results are being analysed and prepared as input for the Programme Preparation Group.