The relations of cooperation from The relations of cooperation from the Black Sea regionthe Black Sea region

Lavinia MoiceanuLavinia Moiceanu

ContentsContents

• Themes of researchThemes of research

• Organizations from the Black Sea region Organizations from the Black Sea region that promote the cooperationthat promote the cooperation

• Future perspectivesFuture perspectives

• ConclusionsConclusions

Themes of research related to the process of Themes of research related to the process of cooperationcooperation

• BA in European Studies, license on EU construction and BA in European Studies, license on EU construction and institutionsinstitutions

• Internship at the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internship at the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Western Balkans and Regional Cooperation Department for Western Balkans and Regional Cooperation

• MA student on History and Practice of International Relations, MA student on History and Practice of International Relations, University of BucharestUniversity of Bucharest

• The fields of interests are represented by international relations, The fields of interests are represented by international relations, EU foreign policy and relations with other organizations EU foreign policy and relations with other organizations

Organizations from the Black Sea area Organizations from the Black Sea area that promote the cooperationthat promote the cooperation

• BSEC- Organization for the Black Sea Economic BSEC- Organization for the Black Sea Economic CooperationCooperation

• SEECP- the South-Eastern Europe Cooperation SEECP- the South-Eastern Europe Cooperation ProcessProcess

• CEI- Central European InitiativeCEI- Central European Initiative

• Organizations that also involve the Danube regionOrganizations that also involve the Danube region

Future perspectivesFuture perspectives

• The states look towards their future in the terms of a The states look towards their future in the terms of a common security and cooperation in the Black Sea area. common security and cooperation in the Black Sea area.

• Solutions for the future can be found through a deeper Solutions for the future can be found through a deeper approach of the term of cooperation, both among the states approach of the term of cooperation, both among the states and the organizations involved in the region.and the organizations involved in the region.

ConclusionsConclusions

• The Romanian and Bulgarian integration represented big The Romanian and Bulgarian integration represented big steps on the way to continuing the cooperation process, to steps on the way to continuing the cooperation process, to the convergence of the regional interests and to the the convergence of the regional interests and to the development of the relation with the EU.development of the relation with the EU.

• The cooperation between the countries from the Black Sea The cooperation between the countries from the Black Sea region becomes more and more important, as the area finds region becomes more and more important, as the area finds itself at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.itself at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

• The regional organizations play a major part as they continue The regional organizations play a major part as they continue the past 20 years of cooperation by reshaping their the past 20 years of cooperation by reshaping their connections and their projects.connections and their projects.