MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES - How was EU funding put to use?

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It summarises EMFF implementation across EU countries and sea basins according to specific topics during the period 2014-2018. The report is based on data provided by the Member States in 2019, covering the period from January 2014 to December 2018. </p> </div> <div class="cnect-media"> <figure class="ecl-media-container"> <img src="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/repository/picture/2019-51/red-fishing-nets_53518.jpg" alt="" id="41169" width="" align="" border="0" style="" class="ecl-media-container__media" /> </figure> </div> <div class="cnect-main-body ecl-u-type-m"> <div id="nr-additional-info" class="ecl-u-mb-2xl ecl-u-pr-lg-4xl ecl-u-mt-sm-xl"> <div class="ecl-u-border-bottom ecl-u-border-top ecl-u-border-width-1 ecl-u-border-color-grey-15" style="clear: left;"> <p class=""> <strong>date</strong>:  20/12/2019 </p> </div> </div> <div> <p>In terms of activities, the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/document.cfm?doc_id=64052">report</a> shows that most funding went to data collection on fisheries and aquaculture activities (€362.4 million committed) which helps improve stock assessments and understanding of the state of these sectors, including socio-economic conditions. Control and enforcement (€293.5 million committed) and productive investments in aquaculture (€241.5 million) came in the second and third positions.</p> <p>The EMFF is one of the five European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds. The <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/reports/asr2019/esif_asr2019_en.pdf">Strategic Report for the ESI funds</a>, along with an overview <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/how/stages-step-by-step/strategic-report/">fact sheet</a> about implementation of the funds in each Member State, and a summary of <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/reports/asr2019/esif_asr2019_swd_en.pdf">ESI fund evaluations</a> were all published on 17 December 2019.</p> <p>The <a href="http://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/funds/emff">ESI Funds Open Data Platform</a> has also been updated to coincide with the report. The <a href="https://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/funds/emff">EMFF page</a> now shows <a href="https://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/funds/emff">achievements</a> such as the number of jobs maintained in fisheries (6,518 full-time equivalent), the volume of aquaculture production (150,749 tonnes) or the surface area of Natura 2000 areas (1,456 km²), which the EMFF helps to maintain and protect. As with the EMFF implementation report and the Strategic Report, the information presented is based on data submitted by the Member States in 2019.</p> <p><strong>More information</strong></p> <p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/document.cfm?doc_id=64052">EMFF implementation report 2018</a></p> <p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/emff_en">European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-page-header-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container"> <h3>Related Fisheries themes</h3> <div class="parent-container"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF)" data-topicTypeName="fisheries_themes" data-loading="false">European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF)</a>  <div id="loading-modal-fisheries_themes" class="loading-modal"> <div class="ecl-spinner ecl-spinner--primary ecl-spinner--m ecl-spinner--centered ecl-spinner--visible" style="top:50% !important; transform:translateY(-50%) !important;" role="alert"> <svg class="ecl-spinner__loader" viewBox="25 25 50 50"> <circle class="ecl-spinner__circle" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4px" stroke-miterlimit="10" vector-effect="non-scaling-stroke" /> </svg> <div class="ecl-spinner__text ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-loading-text">Loading</div> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Related Subwebs</h3> <div class="parent-container"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Fisheries" data-topicTypeName="subwebs" data-loading="false">Fisheries</a>  <div id="loading-modal-subwebs" class="loading-modal"> <div class="ecl-spinner ecl-spinner--primary ecl-spinner--m ecl-spinner--centered ecl-spinner--visible" style="top:50% !important; transform:translateY(-50%) !important;" role="alert"> <svg class="ecl-spinner__loader" viewBox="25 25 50 50"> <circle class="ecl-spinner__circle" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4px" stroke-miterlimit="10" vector-effect="non-scaling-stroke" /> </svg> <div class="ecl-spinner__text ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-loading-text">Loading</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="ecl-container ecl-u-type-m ecl-u-mt-3xl"> <hr> <div class="ecl-u-pb-xl"> </div> </div>   <footer class="ecl-footer-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container ecl-footer-standardised__container">  <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section1"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to site name"> Newsroom </a> <ul class="ecl-site-footer__list"> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/cookies_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/privacy-policy_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a> </li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/legal-notice_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Legal notice">Legal notice</a> </li> </ul> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__description"> </div> </section>  <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section2"> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section"> </section> </div>  <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section3"> </div> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section7"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to European Commission">European Commission</a></section> </div> </footer>  <script> ECL.autoInit(); </script> </body> </html>

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