European Maritime Day 2025
21 May 2025 - 23 May 2025|
Cork, Ireland
- Cork City Council
EMD Cities Network- Round Tables
THE EMD CITIES ROUND TABLE NETWORK CHALLENGES FACING BLUE ECONOMY, ENERGY TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Join the EMD Cities Network in Cork for the 4rd edition of Round Table discussions with mayors from coastal cities.
The 2025 edition focuses on Our Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters - Cities to the rescue.
The Round Tables of the EMD Cities Network gathers past, current, and future EMD cities. Promoting round table discussions among politicians, port authorities, scientists, stakeholders, project leaders and students. With each coastal city presenting a local challenge related to the blue economy, energy transition and sustainable development with the participants.
The round table starts Wednesday 21 May with a session introducing the involved cities and their challenges. They will present their findings in a plenary session on Thursday 22 May.
In this way, the round tables will serve as a powerful networking tool to exchange and identify opportunities for common action.