Black Sea Euroregion


Black Sea Euroregion is a seaside Euroregion, located in Bulgaria and Romania.

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:
The largest city is Varna,. The administrative center of the euroregion is Varna.
The port of Constanţa is marginally the largest port on the Black Sea.

Largest cities

This is a list of cities over 10.000 inhabitants in the region:
CityPopulationMetroCountry
Varna671,252875,000Bulgaria
Constanţa310,471446,595Romania
Burgas200.264410,000Bulgaria
Tulcea92,379Romania
Dobrich89,472Bulgaria
Medgidia44,850Romania
Mangalia41,153Romania
Năvodari34,669Romania
Cernavodă19,890Romania
Aitos19,537Bulgaria
Karnobat18,394Bulgaria
Pomorie14,170Bulgaria
Ovidiu13,458Romania
Nesebar13,347Bulgaria
Provadiya13,090Bulgaria
Kavarna11,368Bulgaria
Balchik11,321Bulgaria
Hârşova11,198Romania
Murfatlar10,857Romania
Măcin10,625Romania
Babadag10,037Romania

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.