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The Territorial Cooperation A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Pop, Adrian; Manoleli, Dan Research Report Towards a European strategy in the black sea area: The territorial cooperation Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS), No. 2007,4 Provided in Cooperation with: European Institute of Romania, Bucharest Suggested Citation: Pop, Adrian; Manoleli, Dan (2007) : Towards a European strategy in the black sea area: The territorial cooperation, Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS), No. 2007,4, European Institute of Romania, Bucharest This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/74680 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. 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THE TERRITORIAL COOPERATION ∗ Authors: Professor Adrian Pop, PhD - coordinator Professor Dan Manoleli, PhD ∗∗ Bucharest December 2007 © European Institute of Romania, 2007 ∗ Adrian Pop is Professor with the Faculty of Political Science at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Associate Professor with the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest as well as Scientific Director with EURISC Foundation and a member of the Scientific Board of the Institute for the Memory of Romanian Exile. ∗∗ Dan Manoleli is Professor at the Ecological University of Bucharest and Associate Professor - School of Political Sciences and Administration, University of Bucharest. Background in Biology and Ecology. Postdoctoral Studies in Environment Legislation and Ecological Economics. Expertise in Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation. European Institute of Romania – Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2007) CONTENTS Abbreviations and Glossary Executive Summary Chapter 1 The Geopolitical and Geo-strategic Profile of the Black Sea Region 1.1. The Black Sea Region 1.2. The New Security Environment in the Black Sea Region 1.3. Positions of the Riparian States 1.4. Positions of the Regional Organizations Chapter 2 Towards a European Dimension of the Black Sea 2.1. BSECO-EU Interaction 2.2. A Synergy of Regional Cooperation within the Wider Black Sea Region: The CEPS Model 2.3. Black Sea Synergy 2.4. The Role of the Black Sea Region within the New EU Energy Strategy Chapter 3 European Territorial Cooperation Strategy 3.1. European Territorial Cooperation and Development Region Concepts 3.2. Territorial Cooperation Strategies Coverage 3.2.1 Cross Border Cooperation Strategy 3.2.1.1 Context and Principles 3.2.1.2 Added Value of Cross Border Cooperation 3.2.1.3 Examples of Projects 3.2.1.4 Examples of Types of Cross Border Cooperation 3.2.1.5 Expectations 3.2.2 Transnational Cooperation Strategy 3.2.3 Interregional Cooperation Strategy Chapter 4 Critical Analysis of the Territorial Cooperation in the Black Sea Region 4.1. Environment Status and Risk Prevention 4.1.1. Current State of the Black Sea Ecosystem 4.1.2. Oil Pollution 4.2. Entrepreneurship, Trade and Economic Cooperation 4.2.1. Trade and Economic Cooperation 4.2.2. Economic Structure and Performance 4.2.3. International Trade and Investment 4.2.4. Attractiveness for Foreign Direct Investment 4.2.5. Labour Market 2 European Institute of Romania – Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2007) 4.2.6. Partnerships 4.2.7. Other Initiatives Chapter 5 Romania’s Potential Contributions for the Achievement of Strategic Objectives of the European Union in the Black Sea Region 5.1. The Institutions Field 5.2. The Regulations Field 5.3. The Infrastructure Field 5.3.1. Catching-up in the Modernisation of the Transport Infrastructure for the Access to the Silk Road 5.3.2. Promoting Multifaceted Transportation 5.3.3. Market Liberalization 5.4. The Border Management Field 5.4.1. Migration and Asylum 5.4.2. Combating Human Trafficking 5.4.3. Modernizing the Border Infrastructure 5.4.4. International Cooperation 5.5. Frozen Conflicts Management 5.6. Civil Society Cooperation Conclusions and Recommendations Annexes Selective Bibliography 3 European Institute of Romania – Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2007) Abbreviations and Glossary ACCOBAMS – Cooperation agreement on preserving maritime mammals ACPR – The Alliance of Employers’ Confederations in Romania RDA – Regional Development Agency ADAF – Association for Development Women’s Entrepreneurship AEBR – Association of European Border Regions ANAR – National Administration "Romanian Waters" ANEIR – National Administration of Exporters and Importers in Romania ANP – National Association of Employers AQUAPOL – International European Police Co-operation on the Water, a European partnership of water police forces and inland navigation inspectorates ARD – Regional Development Agency BCSECU – Black Sea and Caspian Sea Entrepreneurship’s Confederation Union BENELUX – Economic union of Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg, initially created as customs union BLACKSEAFOR – Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group BOOMMOLUK – EU project which aims at training 50 Moldovan and Ukrainian customs officials in the EU regarding the European border crossing practices BPOL/BGS - the uniformed federal police force of Germany (Bundespolizei). The Bundespolizei was previously known as the Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS) (Federal Border Guard) until July 1, 2005 when the law renaming the BGS as the BPOL was enacted BSB- Black Sea Basin BSC – Black Sea Commission BSF –Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership BSR – Black Sea Region BSBJOP – Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme 2007-2013 BSCA – The Black Sea Capitals’ Governors and Mayors Association BSCF – Black Sea Coast Forum BSECAO – Black Sea and Central Asia Economic Outlook BSEC – Black Sea Economic Cooperation BSECO – Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization BSEP – Black Sea Environment Programme BSERP – Black Sea Environmental Recovery Project BSR – Black Sea Region BSSSC – Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation BWM – International Convention for Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments CADSES – Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space CAFA – Coalition of associations of business women CBC – Cross Border Cooperation CCIR – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania CEFTA – Central European Free Trade Agreement CEMAT – The European Spatial Planning Ministerial Conference CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies CESA – European Association of Shipyard Community 4 European Institute of Romania – Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2007) CIBC – Caspian Integration Business Club CMEPCSEE – Civil-Military Emergency Planning Council in South-Eastern Europe CO2 – Carbon dioxide COASTLERN – Multimedia long distance education package for Eastern Europe on the integrated management of coastal areas COEST – Conference of East European States COLPOFER – Collaboration of railway police and security services (Collaboration des services de police ferroviaire et de sécurité) CSI – Container Security Initiative DABLAS – Danube-Black Sea Task Force DADL – Dobrogea Waters Office- Constana littoral EU-15 – European Union with 15 Member States EU-25 – European Union with 25 Member States EBRC – East Border Regions Committee ECE DG – European Commission’s Environment Directorate-General EEA – European Environmental Agency EECAC – Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia EEIG – European Economic Interest Grouping EMSA – European Maritime Safety Agency ENPI – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument EOMMEX – The Hellenic Organization of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Handicraft S.A., a non-profit public organization operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Development ESPON 2013 – European Spatial Planning Observation Network EUBAM – European Union Border Assistance Mission EuDA – European Dredging Association EUREGIO – European Region EuropeAid – EuropeAid Co-operation Office Europol – European Police Office, the European Union law enforcement organization that handles criminal intelligence EUWI – EU Water Initiative ETC– European Territorial Cooperation CF – Cohesion Fund EEZ – Exclusive Economic Zones EFDR – European Fund for Regional Development ESF – European Social Fund EGTC – European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation ESDP – European Security and Defence Policy ENP – European Neighbourhood Policy FDI – Foreign Direct Investments FPZ – Fisheries Protection Zones FRONTEX – European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member
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