Maritime security requires cooperation. At #EuropeanOceanDays, we joined partners from coast guards and EU agencies to discuss how stronger coordination, shared information and multipurpose maritime operations help tackle todayβs evolving challenges at sea.
Our traineeship call for 2026-2027 is now open!
The closing date for applications is 31 March 2026
Find out more and apply: link.europa.eu/DqTvhy
Today and yesterday, we held our fourth workshop on alternative fuels and power systems for ships here at EMSA.
We were delighted to welcome expert speakers and panellists from national administrations and industry, across the EU and beyond β½π¬ππ’
Weβre looking for an Officer - Human Resources Management to join us in our Lisbon headquarters!
Interested?
Find out more about the role and apply: link.europa.eu/VyMB8j
ποΈ Closing date for applications: 12 March 2026
The ECGFF thematic workshop concluded in Lisbon after a day and a half of exchange at EMSA. Discussions brought together authorities, institutions and agencies to share perspectives on security, sustainability, technology and cooperation in the maritime domain.
This morningβs #ECGFF discussions at EMSA turned to maritime surveillance technologies and training. Exchanges covered how new tools are used in practice, alongside the role of skills development, trainer programmes and e-learning.
Discussions today at the ECGFF workshop focused on decarbonisation and its operational impact. Panels explored alternative fuels, safety and environmental aspects, and the practical implications for coast guard authorities at sea and in port.
Opening the ECGFF workshop at EMSA, our ED stressed that coast guard authorities operate in an increasingly complex environment and that βno single authority, and no single agency can address these developments aloneβ, underlining the need for cooperation and shared experience.
The ECGFF workshop opened in Lisbon this morning, bringing together coast guard authorities, EU institutions and experts, including @efca-eu.bsky.social and @frontex.bsky.social to discuss maritime challenges under the theme: geopolitical shifts and capacity building for coast guard operations.
Today our Executive Director Maja MarkovΔiΔ Kostelac welcomed the incoming Commandant of the Italian Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral Sergio Liardo, to our Lisbon headquarters.
Vice-Admiral Liardo also visited our Maritime Support Services centre to see our operational work in action.
Today we were honoured by the visit of the French Minister for the Sea and Fisheries, Catherine Chabaud, to EMSA.
Minister Chabaud was welcomed by our Executive Director, Maja MarkovΔiΔ Kostelac, and visited our Maritime Support Services Centre to see our work in action!
Today we are continuing to host the 22nd Inter-Secretariat meeting between Regional Agreement Secretariats, the European Commission, and EMSA, in our Lisbon headquarters and online!
#cooperation ππ’π¬
Addressing our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First β the Deputy-Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority, Rikke Wetter Olufsen, #EMSAFE
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Today we welcome JosΓ© Manuel Fernandes, Minister for Agriculture and Maritime Affairs of Portugal ππ’π¬ π΅πΉ πͺπΊ to our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First #EMSAFE
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Honored to welcome @Arsenio Dominguez Velasco, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation, to our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First #EMSAFE ππ’
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βIn todayβs geopolitical reality, safety and security go hand in hand.β
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, @ec.europa.eu European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism addresses the European Maritime Safety Conference β Safety First #EMSAFE via video message
Our Executive Director Maja MarkovΔiΔ Kostelac has this morning opened our European Maritime Safety Conference β Safety First #EMSAFE live from our Lisbon headquarters!
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In an hourβs time weβll begin our European Maritime Safety Conference β Safety First #EMSAFE live from our Lisbon headquarters!
Follow the debate and discussion online: emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
Tomorrow, Monday 8 December, our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First #EMSAFE gets underway! ππ’
Donβt miss our panel on βCharting the course of the EU maritime sector with safety at the heart:β
Follow live πΉ: emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
Weβre getting ready for our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First #EMSAFE
ποΈMonday 8 December
β°09:30 Lisbon time
πEMSAβs headquarters and online
Weβre looking forward to our panel on: βInspiring change: future technology, future safetyβ
Find out more: emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
The countdown is on! π’π’π’
ποΈOn Monday 8 December, we present our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First! #EMSAFE
Among the highlights: our roundtable on "Passenger Ship Safety: a European Challenge"
Find out more & follow along live π₯ emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
ποΈMonday 8 December
β°09:30 UTC
πOur European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First! #EMSAFE
And we are thrilled to welcome our expert panel for our roundtable βA human-centred safety culture for Europe.β
Find out more and follow along live: emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
Weβre counting down to our European Maritime Safety Conference: Safety First which takes place on Monday 8 December! #EMSAFE
π’High-level speakers
π’Roundtable discussions on maritime safety
Find out more: emsa.europa.eu/emsafe
Weβre looking for an Officer β Legal Services to work with us in our Lisbon headquarters!
The closing date for applications is 8 January 2026 β³
Access the full job description, plus details of how to apply link.europa.eu/pykMN6
Today our Executive Director, Maja MarkovΔiΔ Kostelac, welcomed the Belgian Minister of Home Affairs, Bernard Quintin, to our headquarters in Lisbon
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Today our Executive Director, Maja MarkovΔiΔ Kostelac, welcomed the European Commissioner for the #Mediterranean, Dubravka Ε uica, to EMSA.
Commissioner Ε uica was briefed on our activities & visited our Maritime Support Services centre to see our work in action! ππ’π¬πͺπΊ
This week EMSA is at the Maritime Cyprus event in Limassol π¨πΎ
Weβll be participating in a full range of presentations and activities, and giving demonstrations of the THETIS-MRV system from our EMSA information stand!
We've held the second Underwater Services User Group meeting at EMSA! π€Ώπ€Ώ
Delegates from across the πͺπΊ shared feedback on the ROV service, which supports accident investigations and the Coast Guard community ππ’
Find out more about the UWS at EMSA: link.europa.eu/tqMC8k
Weβve opened a reserve list for a Pollution Response Officer in the area of alternative fuels ππ’
Access the full job description here:
link.europa.eu/93M3Tq
The deadline for applications is 23 October! β³
Weβve opened a reserve list for an Officer specialising in maritime security! π’π’π’
Access the full job description here: europa.eu/!XjjMcd
Deadline for applications: 9 October 2025 β°
