Costas Kadis (@CostasKadis) / X

Costas Kadis

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Costas Kadis

@CostasKadis

EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans

Brussels, Belgium

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Joined March 2014

Costas Kadis
@CostasKadis
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The ocean holds the key to our future: climate, food, energy, and security. But we can’t protect what we don’t understand. 🌊 That’s why #OceanEye is our window on the ocean. This initiative will unite Europe’s ocean observation systems, launch an International Alliance to
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10 years ago, the Market Advisory Council and Aquaculture Advisory Council were created to bring stakeholders together. Today, they stand as pillars of EU fisheries and aquaculture policy. 🐟 From shaping the #CFP to advancing sustainability, the Advisory Councils have shown that
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Europe’s 70,000 km of coastline are home to 95 million people and generate €265 billion annually. Their future depends on how we act now. The adoption of the EU Strategy on Coastal Communities is built on 13 flagship actions and three pillars: prosperity, resilience, and
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Our coasts and islands are Europe’s economic powerhouses, cultural treasures, and the frontline of climate change. Today, alongside @RaffaeleFitto, we adopted the EU Strategies on Coastal Communities and Islands. 🔹 Coastal Communities: Securing prosperity, resilience, and
Commission presents first-ever EU strategies for islands and coastal communities
From ec.europa.eu
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Raffaele Fitto
@RaffaeleFitto
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🇪🇺 Oggi, insieme al Commissario @CostasKadis, abbiamo presentato le strategie europee per le isole e le comunità costiere. Milioni di cittadini convivono ogni giorno con i costi dell’insularità: collegamenti più difficili, prezzi più elevati, minori opportunità. La Strategia
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EU Maritime & Fish
@EU_MARE
Jun 9
What is #EUBeachCleanup? A global campaign bringing people together to tackle marine litter. Every action count: organise a clean-up, join an event, raise awareness, help protect our seas. Help us stop marine litter. Join the #EUBeachCleanup: link.europa.eu/6x9G6h
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Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Jun 9
Our sanctions are working. They are weakening the economic foundations of Russia’s war effort. Today we double down. With a 21st package. Covering energy, banks & crypto, trade including fisheries and visa for Russian soldiers ↓
REPLAY
Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
LIVE | 21st Package of Sanctions against Russia
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Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Jun 8
Many cancers once deemed incurable can now be prevented or treated successfully. And with our Beating Cancer Plan, we are pushing for more. Because that's what our fight against cancer is all about. Turning hope into reality ↓ link.europa.eu/mmbJrJ
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Costas Kadis
@CostasKadis
Jun 9
My visit to Normandy ends with a good discussion with the fishing community in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, a leader in innovation. 🎣🇫🇷 We want to see modernised fishing boats in our ports, young people joining the profession, and a vibrant sector , resilient to external shocks, be
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@CostasKadis
Jun 9
Cherbourg 🇫🇷 shows what Europe’s blue economy can look like at its best: shipbuilding, marine renewables and cutting-edge maritime innovation powering jobs, growth and sustainability. Together with Normandy’s conservation efforts and smart multi-use planning of marine space, it
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Costas Kadis
@CostasKadis
Jun 8
🇫🇷 is championing EU aquaculture production, especially in shellfish and mussels farming. Together with @CathChabaud @s_yoncourtin a very interesting exchange with the sector in Pirou, Normandy, on a range of challenges: climate change, water quality and invasive predators. The
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@CostasKadis
Jun 8
Delighted to speak to the next generation of ocean guardians in Paris - schoolchildren actively engaged on the topics of plastic pollution and biodiversity preservation through the Educational Marine Area programme in 🇫🇷. Raising future eco-citizens starts here, and the ocean
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Costas Kadis
@CostasKadis
Jun 8
On World Ocean Day, as we mark one year of the 3rd UN Ocean Conference and the adoption of the #EUOceanPact, I am pleased to join the friends of the ocean at Neptune Mission Forum. The message is clear: the ocean’s future depends on global cooperation and on expanding our
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