Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU strategic approach to the Black Sea

CALL FOR EVIDENCE Ref. Ares(2025)2785384 - 07/04/2025 FOR AN INITIATIVE (without an impact assessment) TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE EU strategic approach to the Black Sea LEAD DG – RESPONSIBLE UNIT DG ENEST.C.1 (Regional Strategy & Investment) and EEAS – EURCA.CARO. 1 (Regional Eastern Partnership, Regional Cooperation and OSCE) LIKELY TYPE OF INITIATIVE Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council INDICATIVE TIMING Q2 2025 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (1) EUCO 15/24, CO EUR 12, CONCL 4, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/ qa3lblga/euco-conclusions-27062024-en.pdf (2) SWD(2024) 175 final, Joint staff working document - Black Sea Synergy: 4th review of a regional cooperation initiative -period 2019-2023, https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-11900-2024-INIT/en/pdf (3) COM(2007) 160 final, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ‘BLACK SEA SYNERGY - A NEW REGIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVE’, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52007DC0160 (4) Mission letter: Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/1a2d0ad0-270d-441b- 98c8-b6be364d8272_en?filename=Mission%20letter%20-%20KOS.pdf This document is for information purposes only. It does not prejudge the final decision of the Commission on whether this initiative will be pursued or on its final content. All elements of the initiative described by this document, including its...