Mario Mariani (Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation, Albania)
Roland Krtisto, Vice-minister at agriculture Ministry of Albania
Arian Palluqi, Technical Officer of Fishing Blue project
Speech by Mrs. Teresa Bellanova, Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forest Policies
Speech by Mr. Eugenio Massolo, President of the Italian Shipping Accademy Foundation, head of Fishing Blue project
The project «Fishing Blue – Support to fisheries sector in Albania» is funded by the EU and
implemented by the Fondazione Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile (FAIMM), in
partnership with the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies – MIPAAF,
Directorate General For Fisheries, the Italian Cost Guard and the Belgium Research Institute For
Agriculture, Fisheries And Food – ILVO. The activities are carried out in close cooperation with the
Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Fishing Blue grants, together with beneficiaries co-funding, will aim to improve elements
related to navigation and safety (e.g. radio-satellite equipment), food safety (e.g. cold storage),
fishing effort (e.g. gears), and environmental pollution (e.g. engines). In particular, the Grant will
provide financial support to:
(i) increase the safety of fishermen on the board of fishing vessels during navigation,
(ii) improve the economic performance of the fishing enterprises by adopting measures
aiming at energy saving and better cold storage of the catch, and
(iii) decreasing the negative impacts on the environment related to water pollution and stock
protection.
The Application for the Programme can be submitted by the following subjects:
– individual owners of fishing vessels registered in the Fishing Vessels Register of Albania,
– companies’ owners of the fishing vessels registered in the Fishing Vessels Register of
Albania.
The overall indicative budget (EU contribution) of the Grant Scheme is EUR 1.4 million.
The aid intensity will cover maximum 50% of total eligible expenditure of the Action. This means
that the Grant Beneficiaries should cover the 50% of the investment for which they will receive the
grant. Any grant requested must fall between the following amounts:
– Minimum amount of the grant: EUR 2,500
– Maximum amount of the grant: EUR 60,000
The deadline for the submission of Applications is 45 days after the publication date in the project
website at 16:00 (Tirana time).
Applications with annexes must be completed in one of the languages (Albanian or English) as per
instructions in the Grant Application Form (Annex A) and these Guidelines. Applicants should keep
strictly to the format of the Grant application form, and fill in the paragraphs and pages in order,
and sign it.
The Guidelines for the Grant Scheme and all the documents and information related to the
Grant scheme can be found and downloaded from the web page: www.fishingblue.eu.