Presidency event (conference): 'Sustainable development at the Black Sea' – Romania, first half of 2019

Events of major strategic nature, well focused and with the participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders are of outmost importance for assessing past activities, identifying policy options and priorities, and planning future actions.

The European Commission will support the organisation of the event (conference) 'Sustainable development at the Black Sea' in the first half of 2019, in cooperation with the Romanian government, holding the EU Presidency of the European Union at the time.

In exploring sustainable development in the Black Sea region, the conference will address issues of major relevance to Societal Challenge 5, with innovation at the core of the event. It should aim to create better synergy between initiatives launched by the Commission and by the Member States, to the benefit of the overall coherence of actions within the field of research and innovation in the areas covered by Societal Challenge 5. The action should present an appropriate balance between environmental, econom