Insuleur

03/09/2026

🇪🇺🤝 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐥

On 2 September, Gaetano Nastasi, Vice President of INSULEUR, represented our Network at the Eurochambres Affiliated and Correspondent Members Meeting, held in Istanbul at the TOBB headquarters, at the invitation of EUROCHAMBRES President Vladimir Dlouhy and Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.

🌍 The meeting brought together Chambers of Commerce from countries involved in the EU enlargement process and the Eastern Neighbourhood, alongside representatives of INSULEUR and the AIC – Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce.

🏝️ During the roundtable discussion, Gaetano Nastasi highlighted the key points of INSULEUR’s Position Paper on the EU Strategy for Islands, already submitted to the European Commission, with the aim of promoting closer cooperation with EUROCHAMBRES and strengthening the capacity of the network of European Chambers of Commerce to act collectively in the face of shared challenges and opportunities.

💬 INSULEUR’s participation was an important opportunity to bring the voice of European islands and their business communities into the wider discussion and to reinforce cooperation with Chambers across Europe and its neighbouring countries.

🔗 Read more on our website:
https://insuleur.eu/insuleur-news/insuleur-participates-in-eurochambres-affiliated-and-correspondent-members-meeting-in-istanbul/

01/09/2026

🌍🏝️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝?

INSULEUR is pleased to share the upcoming GTI Academy webinar, organised by the Greening the Islands Foundation, exploring how islands can move towards more circular, sustainable and resilient tourism models. ♻️

The webinar will bring together experts and island stakeholders to discuss practical and replicable approaches - from policy frameworks and digital innovation to sustainability monitoring, waste prevention and stakeholder collaboration - and how these can create real value for island communities.

📅 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕙 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓
💻 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫

🤝 In partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean, CPMR - Conference of peripheral maritime regions Islands Commission and Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) , with the support of EcoMedIslands Interreg Euro-MED Programme, Sustainable Tourism and the ReBoat Project.

👉 Find out more & register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yeUtUqxbTY-llvw9tR2WqQ #/registration

💡 A valuable opportunity for island authorities, businesses, tourism stakeholders and organisations interested in turning the challenges of insularity into opportunities for innovation, circularity and sustainable local development.

22/07/2026

📰 "We must look at islands through the eyes of winter."

INSULEUR's vision for Europe's islands has been featured in Kathimerini, one of Greece's leading newspapers, following INSULEUR's participation in the European Commission's High-Level Conference on Islands and Coastal Communities in Paphos, Cyprus.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬.

👉 https://insuleur.eu/insuleur-news/we-must-look-at-islands-through-the-eyes-of-winter-insuleurs-vision-featured-in-kathimerini/

IINSULEUR’s vision for the future of Europe’s islands has been brought into the national spotlight through a feature published by Kathimerini, one of

22/07/2026

📢 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲

Europe's islands must have a stronger voice in shaping the future of EU Cohesion Policy.

INSULEUR has submitted its Position Paper to the European Commission's public consultation on the 10th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion, presenting concrete recommendations to ensure that the permanent challenges faced by island territories and island SMEs are fully recognised in future EU policies.

This is part of INSULEUR's continuous commitment to contributing to European policymaking. As with previous consultations -including the EU Strategy for Islands and the Right to Stay Strategy- we continue to advocate for a stronger island dimension across EU legislation and funding programmes.

📖 Read the full article and download our Position Paper on the INSULEUR website:
👉 https://insuleur.eu/insuleur-news/insuleur-submits-position-paper-to-the-european-commission-on-the-future-of-eu-cohesion-policy/

INSULEUR has submitted its official Position Paper to the European Commission in response to the public consultation on the 10th Report on Economic, Social

15/07/2026

🌿𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

Building on the successful CAROUSEL pilot implementation in Halki and the knowledge shared during the High-Level Conference "Development of Local Circular Economy Communities in Small Island Municipalities of Greece", held on 11 June 2026, a set of Recommendations for Strengthening Circular Economies on Islands has been developed.

The recommendations focus on four key priorities:
♻️ Integrating circular economy principles into national and European island development strategies
🌍 Promoting circular economy within the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR)
🏝️ Linking circular economy with sustainable tourism
🎓 Advancing circular economy through education

These recommendations aim to strengthen the environmental, economic and social resilience of island communities by supporting long-term policies that foster collaboration, innovation and sustainable resource management.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞:
🔗https://insuleur.eu/eu-programmes/press-release-recommendations-for-strengthening-circular-economies-on-islands-from-the-high-level-conference-in-halki/

The Carousel Adrion project, co-funded by the Interreg IPA ADRION Programme, demonstrates how municipalities, businesses, educational institutions, local creators and citizens can work together to build resilient and thriving circular economy ecosystems for islands.

14/07/2026

The dialogue continues! We're pleased to share this update from Noel Formosa on the next steps towards a stronger European policy for islands. 🌊🇪🇺

Europe's islands must help shape Europe's island policy. 🌊🇪🇺

As rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions on the EU Strategy for Islands, Noel Formosa, Vice-President of and Mayor of San Lawrenz, has launched a broad consultation process to ensure that the CoR's opinion reflects the realities and ambitions of island communities across Europe.

Speaking at an Insuleur online workshop, he stressed that the Committee's recommendations will be developed with islands, not simply about islands, bringing together local and regional authorities, businesses, civil society, academics and citizens.

Among the key priorities highlighted by Formosa are:
🔹 Recognising the cost of insularity in EU policymaking.
🔹 Embedding Island Proofing across European legislation.
🔹 Ensuring local and regional authorities play a full role in designing and implementing the future National and Regional Partnership Plans.
🔹 Delivering an EU Strategy that translates into real opportunities for island communities.

💬 "My responsibility is to build our Opinion. An Opinion that reflects the voices of Europe's islands. An Opinion that is evidence-based. An Opinion that is ambitious. But above all, a people-based Opinion. An Opinion built with islands rather than simply about islands."

13/07/2026

𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 "“𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)” 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝!

The discussion brought together leading representatives from European institutions to explore how the new Strategy can be transformed into concrete opportunities for island businesses, stronger territorial cohesion and sustainable development across Europe's islands.

📖 Read the full article, discover the key takeaways from each speaker, and 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 of the workshop available at the bottom of the article:

👉 https://insuleur.eu/insuleur-news/insuleur-hosts-high-level-online-workshop-on-the-new-eu-strategy-for-islands/


EESC - European Economic and Social Committee CPMR - Conference of peripheral maritime regions European Commission European Committee of the Regions European Parliament Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026

On 8 July 2026, INSULEUR – the Network of the Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European Union – successfully organised a high-level online

07/07/2026

⏰ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 – 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑'𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 8 July 2026, join INSULEUR for an online discussion on the new EU Strategy for Islands and what it means in practice for island businesses, entrepreneurship and sustainable regional development.

🕕 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 (𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞)
🎧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤

We are honoured to welcome Ms Themis Christophidou, Director-General for Regional and Urban Policy at the European Commission (DG REGIO), who will open the workshop with a recorded presentation of the new European Strategy for Islands.

The presentation will be followed by a high-level panel discussion featuring representatives from the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, the CPMR Islands Commission and INSULEUR.

📌 There is still time to register!
https://forms.gle/ugdBFnW6BQXBfGrF6

👉 Find the full programme, speaker details and connection link on the INSULEUR website:
https://insuleur.eu/insuleur-news/insuleur-to-host-high-level-online-workshop-on-the-new-eu-strategy-for-islands/

We look forward to welcoming chambers of commerce, policymakers, businesses and everyone interested in shaping the future of Europe's islands.

📅 Wednesday, 8 July 2026🕕 18:00–19:00 CEST (Brussels time)

01/07/2026

🚨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑'𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!

📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕕 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 (𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞)
👂interpretation provided in English, Spanish and Greek

INSULEUR is pleased to invite you to its online workshop:
"𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)"

This timely event will explore how the newly launched EU Strategy for Islands can translate into concrete opportunities for island businesses, entrepreneurship and sustainable regional development.

We are honoured to welcome Ms. Themis Christophidou, Director General at DG REGIO, European Commission, who will open the workshop with a presentation of the European Strategy for Islands (𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦).

The presentation will be followed by a high-level panel discussion, bringing together representatives from key European institutions and organisations to share their views and reactions to the Strategy, exchange perspectives, and discuss the way forward.

🎙️ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:
- Giannis Roussos, President of INSULEUR and the Επιμελητήριο Κυκλάδων
- Eleni Marianou, Cohesion Attaché, Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
- Thomas Bajada, Member of the European Parliament & Vice-President of the The SEArica Intergroup
- Noel Formosa, Rapporteur on the EU Strategy for Islands, European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
- Giannis Vardakastanis, Vice-President of the ECO Section, EESC - European Economic and Social Committee
- Maria Garcies, Secretary General, CPMR - Conference of peripheral maritime regions Islands Commission

The discussion will be moderated by George Assonitis, Advisor EU Affairs (UHC) and Member of the INSULEUR Technical Committee.

📌 Registration is mandatory in order to receive the connection link for the webinar.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://forms.gle/ugdBFnW6BQXBfGrF6

We look forward to welcoming stakeholders, policymakers, chambers of commerce, businesses and everyone interested in the future of Europe's islands for what promises to be a timely and insightful discussion.

For more information about INSULEUR and its activities, visit www.insuleur.eu

01/07/2026

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄: 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐑 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐔 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

INSULEUR was honoured to participate in the EU High-Level Conference on "𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧", held in Paphos, Cyprus, and represented by its President, Giannis Roussos. The Conference was organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 and marked the official launch of the new European Strategies for Islands and Coastal Communities, a major step towards recognising islands as strategic territories for Europe's future - driving sustainable development, the blue economy, resilience, innovation and cohesion.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://insuleur.eu/press-releases/press-release-insuleur-at-the-historic-eu-high-level-conference-on-islands-and-coastal-communities/
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdv8bdX7nJY&t=870s

INSULEUR remains committed to contributing to the European dialogue and to supporting policies that strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainable development of island businesses and communities.