The European Union begins to think strategically about the Black Sea - CAUCAZ.COM

The European Union begins to think strategically about the Black Sea - CAUCAZ.COM

"The European Union begins to think strategically about the Black Sea
Article published in 15/05/2007 Issue

By Lili DI PUPPO in Tbilisi

The European Commission has drafted a new initiative aimed at boosting cooperation ties between the Black Sea countries within the region itself and between the EU and the region as a whole. The “Black Sea synergy” will complete the “chain” of regional cooperation frameworks, adding to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Northern Dimension. The initiative will focus on good governance, democracy, transport, environment, energy and combating organized crime. Will the EU manage to make sense of and shape the new geopolitical realities in the Black Sea and provide a coherent framework for the regional initiatives that have flourished in recent years?"