Romanian MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu announced on Tuesday that the European Commission is in favour of establishing a Black Sea maritime security hub in Romania. This is evident in a letter from EC President Ursula von der Leyen, published on his official Facebook page.
“This is a concrete step towards securing the Black Sea and Romania. I have received an official response from President von der Leyen regarding my initiative to establish a European Maritime Security Hub for the Black Sea in Romania. The Commission’s message is clear: the maritime hub can be established, the European Commission supports this approach, and the decision depends on the coastal Member States. Romania has all the arguments needed to host this strategic hub,” Negrescu wrote.Â
He added that this hub is crucial because the Black Sea has become one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in Europe in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine. “We are talking about the security of sea routes, the protection of critical infrastructure such as cables, energy and ports, fighting hybrid threats and increasing the European Union’s response capacity. For Romania, this is also a major strategic opportunity: strengthening our regional role, attracting European expertise, investment and capacity to our territory, and sending a clear message that Romania is at the heart of European decision-making, not on its periphery,” the MEP notes.
At the end of October 2025, Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu proposed that Romania host the EU Maritime Security Hub, working closely with Bulgaria and other Black Sea countries. Bulgaria welcomed the idea and then Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said that the country intends to play an active role in its creation.
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