CrossGov aims to enhance knowledge on how coherence and cross-compliance of marine related policies and legislation affect realizing the Green Deal goals for biodiversity protection, zero pollution and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Recent News
01 August 2025
From the Green Deal to the Ocean Pact: Strengthening Policy Coherence for Our Most Ambitious Marine Goals
Workshop Synthesis On 23 June 2025, a policy day event in Brussels brought together 35 experts from across...
28 July 2025
Beneath the Surface
Can the Oslofjord Plan Create Transformative Change Through Institutional Layering? The Oslofjord ecosystem...
28 July 2025
The Oslofjord - Summary Report
The Oslofjord is facing a severe ecological crisis driven by eutrophication, overfishing, and pollution...
16 July 2025
Assessing the Integration of Marine Biodiversity Conservation into the Planification of the Sea: the Case of the French Mediterranean Sea
This report presents a comparative case study of two French Mediterranean regions—Provence-Alpes-Côte...
16 July 2025
Marine Policy Frameworks in the French Mediterranean Sea: Assessing Coherence and Cross-Compliance Challenges
This report explores the current state of coherence and cross-compliance in marine environmental governance,...
15 July 2025
MARE 2025 People & the Sea Conference
The MARE 2025 People & the Sea Conference (24–27 June, Amsterdam) brought together the global marine...
11 July 2025
French Mediterranean case study
Can Fisheries and Biodiversity Policies Align? A French Mediterranean Case Study This case study explores...
16 June 2025
North Adriatic Case Study - Summary Report
The case study covers the Italian Northern Adriatic, from Friuli Venezia Giulia to Veneto and Emilia...
13 June 2025
Case Study: Mediterranean Step 2 and 3
The Mediterranean is a rich yet fragile and highly fragmented region — culturally, politically, and environmentally....
12 June 2025
Coherent & Cross-compliant Ocean Governance for Delivering the EU Green Deal for European Seas
Case Study: Mediterranean Sea, Report V2 The Mediterranean sea presents the second largest biodiversity...
24 April 2025
Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation: Is a Path to Policy Coherence in the Mediterranean Possible?
The CrossGov workshop titled “Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation: Is a Path to Policy Coherence...
09 April 2025
From the Green Deal to the Ocean Pact: Increasing policy coherence to reach our most ambitious marine goals
On 23 June 2025 in Brussels (Nordic House, Rue du Luxembourg 3) we will organize a full-day event dedicated...
28 February 2025
Balancing offshore wind energy ambitions and marine biodiversity
The French Mediterranean case study examines how biodiversity goals in freshwater and marine policies...
17 February 2025
A European Oceans Pact to enhance Ocean Governance
In response to ongoing challenges in ocean governance, this policy brief offers essential insights into...
03 February 2025
Mediterranean Case Study - Summary of Preliminary Results
The Mediterranean Sea is a complex policy landscape, where European, regional, and international frameworks...
27 January 2025
Fishery Sector Management in the Northern Adriatic Sea
The fishery sector has a long tradition in the Northern Adriatic and has great socio-economic importance....
08 January 2025
Vertical coherence EU and national policies and laws
This document delves into how key directives—including the Marine Strategy, Water Framework, Habitats...
06 January 2025
Exploring the French Mediterranean Sea
The French Mediterranean Sea, one of the world’s most biodiverse marine environments, plays a vital ecological...
06 January 2025
Exploring the Northern Adriatic Sea
The Northern Adriatic Sea is a vital hub for fisheries and aquaculture in Europe, shaped by the interplay...
06 January 2025
Exploring the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea, one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine environments, is a global...
06 January 2025
Exploring the Dutch North Sea
The Dutch North Sea is central to the Netherlands’ renewable energy ambitions, with plans to generate...
06 January 2025
Exploring the Finnish Archipelago Sea
The Finnish Archipelago Sea, nestled in the southwest of Finland, is one of the most unique and biodiverse...
06 January 2025
Exploring the German North Sea
The German North Sea is a focal point for the country’s renewable energy ambitions. With targets to increase...
17 December 2024
A look back at the Mission Arena 3
On 26 November 2024, at Mission Arena 3, CrossGov hosted an insightful workshop titled: “Reconciling...
13 December 2024
Mediterranean Sea - Case Study Insights
The Mediterranean Sea Case Study, as explained by Dr. Sašo Gorjanc from ACTeon Environment, examines...
13 December 2024
Oslo fjord - Case Study Insights
The Oslofjord Case Study, led by Gunnar Sander and Saskia Trubbach from the Norwegian Institute for Water...
13 December 2024
Finnish Archipelago - Case Study Insights
Meet Eerika Albrecht and Antti Belinskij from the University of Eastern Finland, who share their expertise...
13 December 2024
Adriatic Sea - Case Study Insights
Dive into the Northern Adriatic Sea Case Study with insights from Ginevra Capurso of the CNR-ISMAR Institute...
13 December 2024
French Mediterranean Sea - Case Study Insights
The French Mediterranean Sea Case Study offers valuable insights into how the Water Framework Directive...
13 December 2024
German North Sea - Case Study Insights
The German North Sea Case Study highlights the critical role of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs)...
10 December 2024
Policy coherence for ecosystem-based management
We’re excited to share insights from a recent study from our CrossGov partners at University of...
10 October 2024
Science-Policy-Society Interactive Tool Launched!
We are excited to share our new interactive infographic on the Science-Policy-Society methodological...
07 October 2024
Policy Brief on Coherence in Policy Landscapes
CrossGov has released its latest policy brief, “Coherence in Policy Landscapes and Design,” which explores...
02 September 2024
The ecological sustainability of the energy transition in EU law
This article explores the trade-offs in the decarbonisation of the energy sector byanalysing the legal...
13 August 2024
Key Insights on EU Marine Policy Coherence
CrossGov is proud to announce the release of a comprehensive new report, “Horizontal coherence in EU...
04 July 2024
Addressing the shortcomings of WFD in Norway
An insightful article by CrossGov project partner Gunnar Sander highlights significant concerns about...
11 June 2024
When the Ukraine war entered the Oslofjord
It created strong protests when the government announced that it would permit substantial increases in...
05 June 2024
Roundtable on Delivering EU Green Deal
Recently, GreenDeal-NET, PERMAGOV EU, and CrossGov projects organised jointly a roundtable on Delivering...
04 June 2024
2nd Mission Arena
On 26 April 2024, the second Mission Arena in Riga hosted the workshop “Policy coherence as a...
23 April 2024
Building competences for researchers
CrossGov contributed to a new study on “Building competences for researchers working towards ocean sustainability”....
28 February 2024
Updated "Policy Coherence Evaluation Framework"
After the first learning loop in the project, the Policy Coherence Evaluation Framework has now been...
26 February 2024
European Approaches
The scientific article written by Gunnar Sander as part of the CrossGov project provides important messages...
13 February 2024
EU and international policy landscape
Read our latest research report that aims to provide a mapping of the European Green Deal (EGD) policy...
28 December 2023
The 1st edition of CrossGov Newsletter has been launched!
In this edition, we embark on a journey to unravel the connections between ocean governance, policy-making,...
04 December 2023
Guidance for SPSI analysis
Check out our latest research report that analyses Science-to-Policy-to-Society Interfaces (SPSI) in...
30 November 2023
Importance of Policy Coherence - marine protection
The importance of policy coherence for a better integration of marine protection in Marine Spatial Planning...
27 November 2023
The first Mission Arena Banos Event
CrossGovProject’s Impactful Presence at 1st Mission Arena Banos Event Partners representing the...
01 November 2023
CrossGov Policy Coherence Evaluation Framework
Check out our latest research report that sheds light on coherence and cross-compliance in marine policies within...
14 August 2023
Concretising the policy targets and developing key scenarios
Check out our latest research report that sheds light on coherence in marine policies within European...
11 July 2023
2nd Consortium Meeting
The 2nd Consortium Meeting sucessfully took place in the beautiful city of Venice between the 28th and...
02 May 2023
1st CrossGov Policy Brief
Why are coherence and cross-compliance important for the European Green Deal? This policy brief introduces...
