Black Sea Euroregion (, transcript. Chernomorski evroregion, ) 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.International Conference to launch the “Black Sea Euroregion” Communication Unit of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. Press release.
Composition The region is composed of: Burgas Province, Dobrich Province and Varna Province in Bulgaria (16,300 km2,Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 1,060,000 inhabitantsBulgarian National Statistical Institute - Express data from Census 2011 ) Constanța County and Tulcea County in Romania (15,600 km2, 980,000 inhabitantsRomanian National Institute of Statistics) The largest city is Varna, The administrative center of the euroregion is Varna. The port of Constanța 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 CountryVarna332,686523,737Constanța310,471According to 2002 Romanian Census446,595Burgas200.264410,000Tulcea92,379Dobrich89,472Medgidia44,850Mangalia41,153Năvodari34,669Cernavodă19,890Aitos19,537Karnobat18,394Pomorie14,170Ovidiu13,458Nesebar13,347Provadiya13,090Kavarna11,368Balchik11,321Hârşova11,198Murfatlar10,857Măcin10,625Babadag10,037
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.
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