Preview to Romania’s Marines’ Day, welcoming the arrival of the Turkish fregate TCG Oruçreis and corvette TCG Heybeliada and the Bulgarian fregate Gordi in the Port of Constanta with 🇹🇷 Ambassador Özgür Kıvanç ALTAN and 🇧🇬Ambassador Radko Vlaykov and the 🇷🇴 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Țoiu.

The Black Sea is not just a regional concern — it is a strategic frontier for Europe’s security, stability, and prosperity.

From energy routes to trade corridors, from maritime security to resilience against hybrid threats, the Black Sea connects the EU to partners and allies, and anchors our collective defence.

In today’s security environment, protecting this space means safeguarding Europe itself. Our response must be united, forward-looking, and anchored in the EU’s core values: peace, cooperation, and the rule of law.

The Black Sea’s stability is Europe’s stability.