Michael Christides, Secretary-General, Permanent International Secretariat (PERMIS) of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Organisation Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to thank the organizers, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and my old friend,…
The participants in the Varna Forum 2.0 (13 – 14 May 2017) shared the view that it provided a timely and useful platform for “thinking together” on the prospects for…
Georgi Pirinski, Member of the European Parliament, Programme Director of the Solidarity Society Foundation Radoslav Deyanov, Expert (PhD), RAD Consulting, Economics and International Relations Institute This paper provides a number…
Information Note: Cooperation Projects in the Black Sea Region (Supplement to the Discussion Facilitation Paper) I. Completed Projects A. Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC): „Black Sea Basin 2007 -2013“ Programme” Priority 1:…
The final text of the Varna Forum 2.0’s conclusions states that “…the experience accumulated over the years by BSR countries … constitutes a useful foundation for upgrading the existing formats…
The broad theme of the Thinking Together Varna Forum 2.0 was “THE BLACK SEA – CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION?”. The discussions were organized around three panel themes concentrating the alternatives for…