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Black Sea Euroregion

Black Sea Euroregion (Bulgarian: Черноморски еврорегион, translit. Chernomorski evroregion, Romanian: Euroregiunea Mării Negre) is a seaside Euroregion, located in Bulgaria and Romania.

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Creation

The Congress of the Council of Europe launched a Black Sea Euroregion on 26 September 2008, when the constituent act was signed by 14 authorities in four countries.

Composition

The region is composed of:

  • Burgas Province, Dobrich Province and Varna Province in Bulgaria (16,300 km2, 1,060,000 inhabitants)
  • Constanţa County and Tulcea County in Romania (15,600 km2, 980,000 inhabitants)
  • The largest city is Varna, while Constanţa is the largest metropolitan area. The administrative center of the euroregion is Constanţa. The port of Constanţa is the largest port at the Black Sea and one of the largest in Europe.

    Largest cities

    This is a list of cities over 10.000 inhabitants in the region:

    Objectives

    The "Black Sea Euro-region" initiative seeks to encourage greater awareness and careful use of the Black Sea resources and their sustainable management, as well as regionalisation processes in the area.

    References

    Black Sea Euroregion Wikipedia