National Mission Hubs

Twelve national entry points turning Mission Ocean into action across the Baltic and North Sea.

What a National Mission Hub is

A National Mission Hub is the national coordination and mobilisation backbone for the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” in the Baltic and North Sea. There is one in each of the twelve participating countries.

A Hub is not a standalone entity. Each one is embedded in existing national frameworks, including Smart Specialisation Strategies, the EUSBSR, HELCOM and OSPAR processes, and maritime spatial planning, and is connected across the basin through BlueMissionBANOS 2030. A BMB2030 project partner acts as the Secretariat, while the Hub itself brings together the national organisations that need to be involved.

Each Hub is the primary interface between Mission Ocean objectives at EU level and national governance, funding, innovation and civil society.

What the Hubs do

Driving the flow of Mission solutions

01

Mobilise stakeholders and governance

Convene ministries, agencies, universities, clusters, SMEs and NGOs. Set up an Advisory Board of five to seven members meeting twice a year. Embed Mission Ocean in national governance frameworks.

02

Facilitate deployment of solutions

Map national solutions into the BANOS solutions database. Match solution providers with adopters in public authorities, business and civil society. Promote replication through Mission Arenas, peer learning and innovation procurement.

03

Mobilise funding and investment

Convene National Tables of Funders. Connect solution providers to Horizon Europe, LIFE, Interreg, BlueInvest, SBEP, EIC and national funds. Support SMEs on business models and market pathways.

Making it national, measurable and owned

04

Monitor implementation

Feed country data into the harmonised BANOS Monitoring Framework. Apply the shared KPIs and Theory of Change. Publish at least one monitoring snapshot.

05

Develop a Blue Vision Strategy

Convene Transition Labs with national stakeholders. Produce a country-owned roadmap to 2030, validated by the Advisory Board and linked to national policy cycles.

06

Engage citizens and communicate

Reach citizens, schools, NGOs, youth groups and creative practitioners. Run citizen side events at Mission Arenas. Host national-language groups on BlueActionMatch.