Black Sea Euroregion (Bulgarian: Черноморски еврорегион, translit. Chernomorski evroregion, Romanian: Euroregiunea Mării Negre) is a seaside Euroregion, located in Bulgaria and Romania.
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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], while Constanţa is the largest metropolitan area[5]. The port of Constanţa is the largest port at the Black Sea and one of the largest in Europe.
This is a list of cities over 10.000 inhabitants in the region:
| City | Population | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 330,486 | Bulgaria | |
| Constanţa | 302,040 | 446,595 | Romania |
| Burgas | 232.264 | 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 |
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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