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:
City | Population | Metro | Country |
Varna | 671,252 | 875,000 | Bulgaria |
Constanţa | 310,471 | 446,595 | Romania |
Burgas | 200.264 | 410,000 | Bulgaria |
Tulcea | 92,379 | | Romania |
Dobrich | 89,472 | | Bulgaria |
Medgidia | 44,850 | | Romania |
Mangalia | 41,153 | | Romania |
Năvodari | 34,669 | | Romania |
Cernavodă | 19,890 | | Romania |
Aitos | 19,537 | | Bulgaria |
Karnobat | 18,394 | | Bulgaria |
Pomorie | 14,170 | | Bulgaria |
Ovidiu | 13,458 | | Romania |
Nesebar | 13,347 | | Bulgaria |
Provadiya | 13,090 | | Bulgaria |
Kavarna | 11,368 | | Bulgaria |
Balchik | 11,321 | | Bulgaria |
Hârşova | 11,198 | | Romania |
Murfatlar | 10,857 | | Romania |
Măcin | 10,625 | | Romania |
Babadag | 10,037 | | Romania |
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.