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The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) is currently looking to recruit a Junior Project Manager with experience in maritime affairs and blue economy, to support the implementation of ICBSS’ new projects co-funded under ENI/2020/421-957 in the context of the Action “Support to the Implementation of the Eastern Partnership Multilateral Dimension, Northern Dimension and the Black Sea Synergy - BSEC PERMIS”.

On 1 April 2021, the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) hosted online the official kick-off meeting of the Project “BLACK SEA CRUISE – Sustainable Small-scale Cruising/Yachting”.

Registration is open for the 11th IBSS on “A collective recovery for the Black Sea Region in the post-covid era”, to be held on Tuesday 20 April 2021 (10:00-14:30 Athens time).

Fishing and aquaculture are among the hardest hit sectors since the COVID-19 outbreak, as demand for fisheries and seafood has been experiencing a dramatic downturn, due to preventative measures against the pandemic. The online conference will address the challenges of the fisheries sector related to the pandemic, such as disruptions in supply chains for fish and aquatic foods caused by disturbances of transportation, trade, and labour, and will discuss opportunities and next steps for the post-COVID-19 era.

The 15th edition of the BSEC Newsletter is now available online.

Τhe event is organised in the framework of the 2021 Turkish coordination of the Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea.

On 18 March 2021, the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) hosted online the official kick-off meeting of the Project “CulTourE4Youth - Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in Cultural Tourism for coastal communities”.

The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) launched the International Black Sea Symposium project in the context of a need for transnational cooperation in the wider Black Sea region. Now, in its eleventh year, the International Black Sea Symposium (IBSS) builds on the success and positive impact of its previous editions to bring together regional and international stakeholders with an interest in the Black Sea area, to exchange views on a sustainable socioeconomic recovery in the post-covid era.

The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), the Balkan and Black Sea Commission (BBSC) of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (HIT CERTH), co-organised a Webinar on "Transport in the Balkan and Black Sea region: Advancements in the port sector", on Tuesday 23 March 2021.

The REGIN project (Regions for Migrants and Refugees Integration) led by the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and including 6 of its member regions - Azores, Campania, Catalonia, Murcia, Puglia and Skåne - aims to build a database and mapping of regional practices on integration.

The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), the CPMR Balkan and Black Sea Commission (CPMR BBSC) and the Hellenic Institute of Transport of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (HIT CERTH) co-organise a Webinar on “Transport in the Balkan and the Black Sea region: Advancements in the port sector”, on 23 March 2021 (10:00-12:00 CET).

The Albanian Chairmanship-in-Office got officially underway during the “Coordination Meeting of the BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office, the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials, BSEC Related Bodies and the BSEC PERMIS” held online on 3 February 2021.