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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.

On 15 – 17 July 2025, the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) joined the EcoPeace Middle East in organising successfully the Advance Regional Climate Diplomacy Workshop 2025 edition.

On 8 July 2025, the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) in cooperation with the Institutul European din România - European Institute of Romania (EIR), organised an online expert meeting on the topic "The current state of affairs in the wider Black Sea region".

On 30 June 2025, the ICBSS Director General, Mr. Georgios Mitrakos, participated as speaker at the Conference “The Gulf New Geopolitical Balances - Italian and EU Strategies in the Wider Mediterranean”, held at the Office of the European Parliament in Italy.

On 1 July 2025, the BRIDGE – BS Policy Workshop for a "2030 Blue Roadmap for the Black Sea” was organised successfully by the ICBSS, in cooperation with the Technology Centre of the Sea – CETMAR Foundation Spain, in Athens, Greece, under the framework of the BRIDGE-BS project.

On 20 June 2025, the ICBSS, in cooperation with the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, organised a webinar on the topic "Best European Practices for Developing Administrative and Institutional Capacity for Managing and Regulating Fishing Activities".