News

The Science – Policy Dialogue Forum was held successfully in Thessaloniki (Greece), on 29 March 2023, under the Horizon 2020-funded BRIDGE – BS project.

The final report of the BLACK SEA CRUISE project includes key results and recommendations for the sustainable development of small-scale boating in the Black Sea.

2023 marks the 25th Anniversary of the International Centre for Black Sea Studies!

BSEC Month of Culture 2022! The 6th edition of the flagship event is successfully completed.

The final report of the project CulTourE4Youth includes key results and recommendations for future actions.

PRESS-RELEASE! The 12th International Black Sea Symposium (IBSS) on "30 Years of Black Sea Economic Cooperation" was held in Athens, on 22 November 2022.

A special BSEC-ICBSS Session on “Promoting Cultural Diplomacy in the wider Black Sea Region: the Role of Cultural Routes” was held in the framework of the 11th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (5-7 October 2022, Chania, Crete, GR).

Working meeting of ICBSS, BSEC PERMIS and the Union for the Mediterranean, hosted by the ICBSS on 4 October 2022.

The 20th edition of the BSEC Newsletter is now available online.

A collective edition of the top ten essays of the Regional Essay Competition for the Youth, published within the framework of the Black Sea React! project.

The 11th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe will take place on 5-7 October 2022 in Chania (Crete), Greece. The 2022 Advisory Forum is organised by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and the European Institute of Cultural Routes, in cooperation with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Hellenic Ministry of Tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization, the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Chania, the Chambers of Industry and Commerce of Chania, and the Historic Cafes Route.

Save the Date for the 1st edition of the High-Tech Summit for the Black Sea (HTS4BS) which will take place in Varna (Bulgaria) on 27 and 28 September 2022. Under the umbrella of the H2020 funded BRIDGES BS, the Blue Economy High Tech 4 Black Sea is a large research-based Black Sea forum on ocean digitalization and Industry 4.0 across academia, research organizations, investors, industry and society at large.