{"id":12134,"date":"2026-09-23T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12134"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:01:59","slug":"romania-and-bulgaria-to-host-european-maritime-security-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12134","title":{"rendered":"Romania and Bulgaria to host European maritime security hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new hub will be located in Constanta and Varna, the two countries\u2019 main ports. The locations will also facilitate connections with European and NATO bodies, and \u201cother Black Sea countries that are not Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interim minister said Romania aims to learn from the Baltic states’ experience in coordinating maritime security, even though the situation in the Black Sea is different and more complex.<\/p>\n

The official also pointed to Romania\u2019s effort to develop new military capabilities and protect energy flows in the Black Sea region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Black Sea, in particular, is the area we are focusing on and which is also at the center of our discussions with US institutions, because this is the highway, or rather, I would say, the waterway, of the future,\u201d \u021aoiu also said, cited by Mediafax<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Romanian minister also mentioned naval cooperation between Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the field of mine clearance and said that an expansion of cooperation to protect critical infrastructure had been agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs regards new military equipment, in Romania we also produce maritime drones and vessels that themselves have anti-missile capabilities. And this is a Romanian-American production line. And we see potential for this in the future as well,\u201d \u021aoiu said.<\/p>\n

Moreover, \u021aoiu spoke about investments in infrastructure that can have both civilian and military use, such as the EUR 2 billion going to a highway connection to Moldova. The Constanta Port is also a priority, with Romania seeking to increase its capacity and strengthen surveillance and protection capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you have seen, we have also had drones that reached the vicinity of Constanta Port. Therefore, there is a focus on procurement there, to have better analytical awareness of what is happening and a better capacity to protect it,\u201d Oana \u021aoiu said.<\/p>\n

The minister argued that the risks in the region have increased particularly due to the effects of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine, and that the sustainable solution for regional security involves supporting Ukraine and the peace process until the conflict comes to an end.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new hub will be located in Constanta and Varna, the two countries\u2019 main ports. The locations will also facilitate connections with European and NATO bodies, and \u201cother Black Sea countries that are not Russia.\u201d The interim minister said Romania aims to learn from the Baltic states’ experience in coordinating maritime security, even though the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}