The idea for this book is derived from the scantiness of academic references on the European Union’s policies towards the Black Sea, relative to this region�

The Black Sea region rarely hit the media headlines until the outbreak of war in Georgia in 2008, yet its importance as a focus of European Union (EU) external

After the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, the European Union moved quickly to fill an obvious gap in its vision of the regions to its periphery, prop

The Black Sea region is a dynamic and complex area in which many national and international actors have key interests, including Russia and the US. The European

At once an energy corridor and gateway for trafficking and organized crime, the Black Sea region is an area of burgeoning importance to the European Union. Its