Black Sea Euroregion (bg|Черноморски еврорегион, transcript. Chernomorski evroregion, ro|Euroregiunea Mării Negre) is a seaside Euroregion, located in Bulgaria and Romania.
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]
The region is composed of:
The largest city is Varna,[3] [5] The administrative center of the euroregion is Varna. The port of Constanța is marginally the largest port on the Black Sea.
This is a list of cities over 10.000 inhabitants in the region:
City | Population | Metro | Country |
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Varna | 332,686 | 523,737 | |
Constanța | 310,471[6] | 446,595[7] | |
Burgas | 200.264 | 410,000 | |
Tulcea | 92,379 | ||
Dobrich | 89,472 | ||
Medgidia | 44,850 | ||
Mangalia | 41,153 | ||
Năvodari | 34,669 | ||
Cernavodă | 19,890 | ||
Aitos | 19,537 | ||
Karnobat | 18,394 | ||
Pomorie | 14,170 | ||
Ovidiu | 13,458 | ||
Nesebar | 13,347 | ||
Provadiya | 13,090 | ||
Kavarna | 11,368 | ||
Balchik | 11,321 | ||
Hârşova | 11,198 | ||
Murfatlar | 10,857 | ||
Măcin | 10,625 | ||
Babadag | 10,037 | ||
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.