Completed project (January 2009 - February 2010)
The Commission on the Black Sea is an initiative which aims to contribute to a joint vision and common strategy for the Black Sea region by developing new knowledge on areas of key concern. Throughout 2009, the Commission will carry out a policy-oriented study on the future of the Black Sea region to be presented in a comprehensive report. At the same time, the Commission will also make related policy recommendations addressed to the main actors in the Black Sea context. The four core themes to be addressed are: democracy, socio-economic welfare, regional cooperation, and security.
Overall aim of the project is to contribute to a joint vision and common strategy for the future development of the Black Sea region.
Specific Objectives are developing knowledge on the key players' mutual expectations and on their strategies and objectives concerning the Black Sea region by producing and publishing a comprehensive research report (approx. 100 pp) in English with an executive summary (approx. 20pp) to be translated into German, Turkish, Russian, Greek, and French.
Providing tools to policy makers and encourage long term strategic policymaking based on sound information and scientific analysis by producing and presenting policy recommendations targeted to main actors (approx. 20 pp) presented German, Turkish, Russian, Greek, and other possible languages of the Black Sea region.
Raising awareness and informing decision makers from the public, private and third sector as well as media professionals and the broader public on challenges and opportunities for development and cooperation in the Black Sea through ongoing public relations work and a dissemination event for approx. 100 persons in Brussels. Direct beneficiaries of the project are the key stakeholders (EU, US, BSEC) and policy-makers from Black Sea countries. Indirect beneficiaries are the decision makers from the public, private and third sector, media professionals and the general public