The Black Sea Maritime Security Hub, which will operate from Varna (Bulgaria) and Constanta (Romania), is part of the European strategic approach to security in the region, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said on Saturday during a visit to the Naval Academy in Varna together with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot.
The finalized project for the future hub was unveiled by Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu in Luxembourg in June. Toiu said the main goal is to strengthen the Black Sea region’s joint risk analysis capabilities and help protect critical maritime infrastructure. Earlier that month, Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said that Bulgaria and Romania were jointly developing plans to establish such a facility.
In her remarks in Varna on Saturday, Foreign Minister Petrova noted that at the beginning of the term of the current Bulgarian government, which took office in May, an agreement was reached on a partnership with Romania on the issue, focusing on resisting hybrid and cyber threats and on environmental protection.
“We are now focusing on the technical aspects of how the hub will be set up at the Naval Academy in Varna. It is clear that the technical foundations are already in place, as is the necessary expertise,” Petrova said. She added that the facilities will need to be expanded and a way found to make use of all the information that will be collected.
The Naval Academy will play a key role, as it will be the partner with which work will be carried out locally, the minister said. She also stressed the importance of support from France and, at European level, of securing adequate funding for the initiative.
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