Oana Țoiu announces that the European security hub in the Black Sea region will have two offices, in Constanța and Varna

The European Maritime Security Hub in the Black Sea will have two complementary offices, in Constanța and Varna, USR MP Oana Țoiu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on Monday. The European Commission allocated 50 million euros to operationalize the project, as part of EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Bucharest.

The structure will monitor the area, provide early warning, and contribute to protecting critical maritime infrastructure, including ports, submarine cables, pipelines, offshore facilities, and shipping routes. The Hub will also support efforts to combat hybrid and cyber threats and increase regional resilience.

Oana Țoiu argued that the Black Sea has become one of the riskiest maritime areas, with effects on human lives, investment, and food security. She called for including a truce concerning energy and grain transport in the discussions between Ukraine and Russia, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi.

The Hub will be connected to European and regional mechanisms such as CISE, MARSUR, SCOMAR, FRONTEX, SATCEN, ENISA, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre in Bucharest, and NATO structures. The next steps concern establishing the timetable, leadership, and national contributions to the 2027 budgets. The EC also announced an additional 10 million euros for Romanian search and rescue operations in the Black Sea.