Die Schwarzmeerregion - Impetus für die nachbarschaftlichen Beziehungen der Europaishen Union
Black Sea Region: Impetus for the Neighborhood Relations with the European Union

Summary/Abstract: The European Union (EU) realized the Eastern enlargement with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007. A reorganization of political dynamic occurs in a broad and global political environment. Political actors like the EU incurs the challenges of globalization by dint of regional, below or above the nation state, organized policy decision-making areas. For this reason, the EU established the European Neighborhood policy to promote stability, security and prosperity in the neighborhood and in this context, in the Black Sea region. After the Eastern enlargement the Black Sea region consistently comes in EU's foreign policy field of vision. Regional organizations like the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and policy areas like energy and transport play a decisive role in this regard. As a result of the increasing role of the Black Sea region in international politics, this paper gives attention to problems of energy security, regional cooperation, and inclusion of the immediate neighboring countries in the context of the European Neighborhood policy.

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