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Newsletter February 2021
boot Düsseldorf and European Boating Industry announce that the sixth edition of the annual International Breakfast Meeting will move to a digital format. On 20 April, high-level panellists from business and politics will discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the recreational boating industry, how the industry can recover and new trends and opportunities. Every year, the International Breakfast Meeting (IBM) held at boot Düsseldorf offers trade visitors, industry, and journalists the opportunity to…
This month, the European Commission released the Winter 2021 Economic Forecast. It projects a growth rate for the EU economy of 3.7% in 2021 and 3.9% in 2022. The EU economy is expected to contract in the first quarter of 2021 and then grow in spring, as vaccinations are rolled out. However, there will be variation among Member States, with some reaching pre-pandemic economic output levels by the end of 2021 or early 2022, and…
The European Commission adopted its new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out pathways to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change. It recognises that despite the measures taken against climate change, an increase in the frequency and severity of climate and extreme weather scenarios is expected. The strategy is closely tied in with the European Green Deal, aiming for climate neutrality by 2050. Economic losses from more frequent climate-related extreme events…
The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, which is made up of over 60 European public and private tourism-related organisations (including EBI), has published a paper titled “Call for action: Accelerate social and economic recovery by investing in sustainable tourism development”, presenting a non-exhaustive list of reforms and investment ideas related to travel and tourism. The alliance advocates for these to be implemented through national recovery plans, which are currently being finalised and which will receive funding…
The European Tourism Manifesto, together with its members, including EBI, has released a series of recommendations for Member States to relaunch travel and tourism in Europe in time for summer 2021, under the title “Exit Strategy: preparing to restart travel and tourism”. The document aims to achieve a joint way forward towards restoring travel and tourism and freedom of movement, and has been shared with all 27 governments and EU institutions. The key proposal is…
Organised by the University of South Brittany in the framework of the EU-funded FLOWER project (which aims to develop innovative flax fibre reinforcements for composite applications), this Conference, held on 22-23 April will highlight scientific work and industrial initiatives on the integration of bio-composite materials in maritime sectors. It will include keynote talks, scientific presentations, company pitches, and individual meetings. The conference will take palce online. More information and registration can be found here.
The EU-funded Medskippers project has the goal of boosting charter and nautical tourism, creating sustainable professional networks across the Mediterranean Sea, improving training and recognition of professional skippers of Small Commercial Vessels (SCV) and attracting the youth towards maritime professions. It will be organising the following two webinars in the coming weeks, specifically aimed at professional skippers: Webinar on environmental impact reduction, in order to help professional skippers upgrade their knowledge of the impact that…
On 18 February, the Commission announced its new trade strategy, one that is “open, strategic and assertive, emphasising the EU’s ability to make its own choices and shape the world around it”, according to Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. The strategy was drafted after a wide public consultation, which included input from EBI based on its position paper on international trade. The strategy contains several key themes. Firstly, there will be a focus on the EU’s…
Organised by FIN (the French Federation of Nautical Industries), Virtual Nautic will be a unique, immersive and virtual boat show held on 12 and 13 March. Conceived as a solution to the Covid-19 restrictions, Virtual Nautic will include 150 booths, bringing together over a thousand professionals and an expected 25 000-30 000 visitors. FIN has partnered with Virbela and Laval Virtual to create a virtual world that replicates the experience of in-person boat shows, through…
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