Cross-border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black Sea – Romania and Bulgaria Project to be Officially Launched
Cross-border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black Sea – Romania and Bulgaria Project to be Officially Launched
By Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
The official launch of the Cross-border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black sea – Romania and Bulgaria project, also called MARSPLAN-BS, will be given in Constanta. The event is a back to back one within an international symposium on protection of the Black Sea ecosystem and sustainable management of maritime activities, which will be held there in October 29-31.
The goal of the project is to improve and strengthen the cross-border cooperation between Romania and Bulgaria in the area of Black Sea strategic and spatial planning, in line with Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning. The project has a duration of two years and is funded under an agreement on grant aid number EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1 Black sea/MARSPAN BS between the European Commission and the Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration.
The leading partner in the project is the Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration. The Bulgarian partners are the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Institute of Oceanology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Maritime Administration Executive Agency and the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company.
The Romanian participants are the Department on Water, Forests and Fisheries, the Grigore Antipa National Institute for Marine Research and Development, the National Institute for Research and Development in Environment Protection - sub-unit Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development – Tulcea, the National Institute for Research and Development in Construction, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development – Urban - Incerc, and the Ovidius University of Constanta.
The project is funded with the support of the European Union. The document and its content reflect only the author’s view and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
