Black Sea Euroregion
Black Sea Euroregion ([Черноморски еврорегион, translit. Chernomorski evroregion] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Romanian: Euroregiunea Mării Negre) 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.[1]
Composition
The region is composed of:
- Burgas Province, Dobrich Province and Varna Province in Bulgaria (16.3 km2[2], 1,060,000 inhabitants[3])
- Constanţa County and Tulcea County in Romania (15.6 km2, 980,000 inhabitants[4])
The largest city is Varna[3], while Constanţa is the largest metropolitan area[5].
Largest cities
| City | Population | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 330,486 |  Bulgaria
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| Constanţa | 302,040 | 446,595 |  Romania
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| Burgas | 197,301 | Bulgaria
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| Tulcea | 92,379 | Romania
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| Dobrich | 89,472 | Bulgaria
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| Medgidia | 44,850 | Romania
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| Mangalia | 41,153 | Romania
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| Năvodari | 34,669 | Romania
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| Cernavodă | 19,890 | Romania
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| Aitos | 19,537 | Bulgaria
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| Karnobat | 18,394 | Bulgaria
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| Pomorie | 14,170 | Bulgaria
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| Nesebar | 13,347 | Bulgaria
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| Provadiya | 13,090 | Bulgaria
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| Kavarna | 11,368 | Bulgaria
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| Balchik | 11,321 | Bulgaria
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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
- ^ https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1345813&Site=Congress&BackColorInternet=e0cee1&BackColorIntranet=e0cee1&BackColorLogged=FFC679
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91
- ^ a b Template:Bg iconBulgarian National Statistical Institute - Express data from Census 2011
- ^ Romanian National Institute of Statistics
- ^ http://www.zmc.ro/