„From Constanţa to Varna: promoting and paving the way for the practical implementation of EESC Opinion on the EU’s Strategic Approach to the Black Sea region”

Mr Dorin Popescu, president of the Association, attended as a speaker at the event „From Constanţa to Varna: promoting and paving the way for the practical implementation of EESC Opinion on the EU’s Strategic Approach to the Black Sea region”, the panel discussion with stakeholders, organised by EESC and the Romanian Economic and Social Council at Ovidius University, on 11 May 2026. The event was a follow-up to an opinion that the EESC recently adopted, with the following title:  The European Union's strategic approach to the Black Sea region

The meeting was devoted to the strategic, geopolitical and economic role of the Black Sea region.

As an expert on the Black Sea region, he shared insights into its economic and social dynamics.

Also, Ms Cristian Chirca, an expert in the post-Soviet space and a member of the Association, took part in the event.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an official EU consultative body. It gives socio-economic stakeholders—such as employers, chambers of commerce, trade unions, farmers, consumer organisations, cooperatives, NGOs, and other civil society representatives—a platform to express their viewpoints. This helps them contribute to the EU’s decision-making process. The core activities of its External Relations Section (REX) include monitoring the EU’s external action and conducting dialogue with civil society in non-EU countries and regions with formal EU ties. The section also prepares EESC opinions on external action, including development, trade, neighbourhood policy, and human rights issues.