September 2025

On the occasion of World Tourism Day (27 September), the ICBSS publishes an infographic with key findings from the TOURAL Living Labs, a series of participatory workshops held under the EU-funded project TOURAL.

On 24 – 25 September 2025, the ICBSS Director General, Mr. Georgios Mitrakos, participated at the EU Macro – Regional & Sea Basin ”Strategies Days 2025”, held in Brussels, Belgium.

On 23 – 24 September 2025, the ICBSS Director General, Mr. Georgios Mitrakos, participated as keynote speaker at the Specialized Training Course on “Economic Diplomacy”, organised by the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute in Sofia.

On 18 – 19 September 2025, the ICBSS participated at the 3rd General Assembly meeting of the TOURAL project, held in Zadar, Croatia.

On 1 – 4 September 2025, the ICBSS joined the European Urban Research Association (EURA) and the Standing Group on Local Government & Politics of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) for the organisation of the annual joint PhD Summer School “Global Challenges and Local Responses” held in Athens, Greece.

The "Blueing the Black Sea" project is a multi-stakeholder partnership that brings together Black Sea countries, international organizations, and regional experts to address the Black Sea's most pressing environmental challenges.