Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin 2014-2020 - Area

In “Black Sea Basin” Joint Operational Programme are involved 10 countries of which 8 actively involved with their entire territories or regions at NUTS II level or equivalent.

EU Member States:

Bulgaria – Northeast and Southeast Region

Greece – Central Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Romania – Southeast Region

EU Candidate countries:

Turkey: TR10 (Istanbul), TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli), TR42 (Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova), TR81 (Zonguldak, Karabuk, Barton), TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop), TR83 (Samsun, Tokat, Corum, Amasya) and TR90 (Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gumushane)

Partner countries:

Armenia – throughout

Azerbaijan[1] – the whole territory

Georgia – the whole territory

Moldova – the whole territory

Russian federation[2] – Rostov region, Krasnodar region, Adygeya Republic

Ukraine – Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson, Zoporozhie and Donetsk areas, Crimea and Sevastopol

[1] On 7 May 2015 Azerbaijan withdrew from the negotiation on the development of the programme

[2] Please note that the Russian Federation has not been actively involved in the programme preparation and is unlikely to join the programme implementation.