European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2026
2026-06-09 09:30 - 2026-06-11 19:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
The 20th edition of European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place on 9-11 June 2026 in Brussels and online, under the overarching theme of ‘A clean, secure and competitive Energy Union’.
The European Sustainable Energy Week is the biggest annual event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe, and it features a 3-day Policy Conference, the EUSEW Awards ceremony, as well as networking opportunities at the Energy Fair, celebrating the people, projects, and initiatives advancing Europe’s transition to clean and sustainable energy.  During the conference, youth voices are put forward through the Young Energy Ambassadors and the European Youth Energy Day. Last but not least, the Sustainable Energy Days give visibility to and foster clean energy solutions in the EU and around the world, from March to June 2026.

15th International Seaweed Conference EU
2026-06-16 - 2026-06-18 | Gothenburg, Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel Gothenburg Södra Hamngatan 59, 401 24 Göteborg, Sweden, Sweden
Seagriculture EU 2026 will gather top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed, and much more.
The Seagriculture conference has built up a solid reputation as the leading conference for the seaweed industry, the Seagriculture conference in Europe has been successfully organized since 2012. The 14th edition of this seaweed event took place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands with more than 200 delegates from 26 countries.
Why participate in the Seagriculture conferences?
Seaweed cultivation in Europe is showing promise in terms of growth, however challenges in regulations, cost, and market viability could affect the pace of this growth in the future.
The Seagriculture conferences focus on addressing those challenges in the seaweed industry, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders, and emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices, innovation, research, and regulatory adaptability for long-term success.
The demand for edible seaweeds (or marine algae) is increasing in Europe. Seaweed (macroalgae) grows in a variety of forms and colours in the ocean as well as in freshwater environments. Its biochemical composition and properties make seaweed a valuable material, and its range of applications is growing as current R&D technologies are refined and new discoveries are made. They include food products for humans, animal feed, cosmetics, bio-based chemicals for various industries, fertilisers, biofuel, and high-quality building insulation, among others.

EU Macro Regional & Sea Basin Strategies Days 2026
2026-07-01 09:00 - 2026-07-02 18:00 | Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
The Macro‑regional & Sea Basin Strategies Days 2026 will gather all eight EU macro‑regional and sea basin strategies, Alpine, Danube, Adriatic‑Ionian, Baltic Sea, Atlantic, Western Mediterranean, Black Sea and Greater North Sea for a two‑day high‑level event in Brussels.
Co‑organised by DG REGIO and DG MARE, the event serves as the annual strategic platform for cooperation across borders, governance levels and policy domains.
Strategic Context
The 2026 edition takes place at a pivotal moment for the EU, shaped by:

Early orientations of the new European Commission
Initial signals from negotiations on the post‑2027 Cohesion Policy and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
Heightened focus on security, resilience, competitiveness, enlargement, and place‑based delivery
Persistent geopolitical instability, climate pressures and socio‑economic transformation

Macro‑regional and sea basin strategies, flexible, multi‑sectoral and cooperative by design, are well positioned to respond to these evolving priorities
Key Themes for 2026
Building on the 2025 edition, the event will explore how the strategies can:

Strengthen their positioning in the post‑2027 landscape
Enhance governance, visibility and embedding into EU/national funding frameworks
Move from coordination toward collective delivery
Align with emerging EU policy directions and instruments
Support territories, citizens and stakeholders through cross‑border cooperation

The event provides space to take stock of ongoing developments and anticipate future opportunities.

Objectives
The 2026 Strategies Days aim to:

Reflect on the new Commission’s priorities and their implications
Clarify the strategies’ contribution to future EU delivery frameworks
Facilitate exchange among strategies, EU institutions, national/regional authorities, stakeholders and civil society
Build on practical recommendations from the 2025 edition, particularly on governance, visibility, embedding and joint action

Nor-Fishing Exhibition 2026
2026-08-18 - 2026-08-20 | Trondheim, Norway
Since 1960, Nor-Fishing has been an important national and international meeting place for the fisheries industry. Today it is one of the largest fisheries technology exhibitions in the world. In recent years, the exhibition has drawn around 15 000 visitors from more than 50 countries. Innovations of importance to all sectors of the industry are presented here.
The fisheries industry has developed tremendously over the past fifty years, and technology, processes and services related to fishing, processing, transport and marketing have undergone an incredible development. All the major fishing nations are present either as exhibitors, visitors or in official delegations.
