Chairmanship-in-office

1 July – 31 December 2023 

TURKISH BSEC CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE

Turkish Chairmanship-in-Office of BSEC aims to take the necessary steps together with the Member States to further strengthen the efforts that will contribute to the development of peace, stability and economic cooperation in the Black Sea region in accordance with BSEC’s founding principles and objectives.

The BSEC Economic Agenda, which serves as a medium-term guideline and strategy paper for BSEC’s work, needs to be updated to reflect the changing economic circumstances at the regional and global levels. The updated Economic Agenda will constitute a good reference point in navigating the tough waters with eyes on the horizon.

The work on updating the Agenda has already begun in the Serbian Chairmanship-in-Office particularly through the establishment of the “Informal Ad hoc Group of Experts on Updating the BSEC Economic Agenda”. Turkish Chairmanship-in-Office will continue this important task with a view to concluding it before the end of 2023.

In this regard, the Turkish Chairmanship-in-Office in 2023 will work to establish concrete mechanisms for closer cooperation among the Member States in the respective areas, and the Adoption of the “Regional Trade Facilitation Strategy for the BSEC Region” and the “Framework for BSEC Single Window Cooperation” may positively contribute to the facilitation of trade among the BSEC Member States.

As an economic cooperation organization without a strong private sector pillar is unthinkable, Türkiye will work to reactivate BSEC BC to intensify commercial relations among the Member States. To that end, the Turkish Chairmanship-in-Office will strongly support the initiatives of BSEC BC and facilitate private sector events during its tenure. 

 

1 January – 30 June 2021

ALBANIAN BSEC CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE

Albania’s Chairmanship motto, “Coming together for a sustainable post COVID era” illustrates Albanian’s conviction that the transition to a more sustainable economic and social future is naturally interconnected with a more concrete and targeted cooperation among BSEC member states. Consequently, during our Chairmanship, Albania will comprehensively work together with the rest of the member states and international partners, in order to achieve significant results for our common challenges, through joint, coordinated and all-inclusive measures.  

1. MAIN OBJECTIVES:

The Albanian Chairmanship’s major objective is to increase the range of influence and targeted effects of the Organization for its Member States, by ensuring that the primary objectives pursued will be the continued improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Organization.

In this regard, Albania will orient its work towards finding all-inclusive solutions for the current wide challenges that BSEC member states are facing and that are further exacerbated by the pandemic.   

Indeed, Albania will take advantage of the assistance which will be provided by the Secretariat and the successful experience of Romania’s last Chairmanship, in order to promote the most, the Organization’s founding objectives and economic program, while further pushing the internal discussion for the revitalization of the Organization.  

2. SECTORAL PRIORITIES:

• Tourism

• Transport and Infrastructure

• Cultural Heritage

• Sustainable Development Goals

• Good governance

• Interaction BSEC-EU

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1 January  – 31 December 2020 

Romanian Chairmanship-in-office

"Bridging Shores through Enhancing Cohesion”

According to these principles, the president of the CCIR, Mr. Mihai Daraban, stated: “We intend during the Romanian mandate of Chairmanship-in-Office of the BSEC BC to generate positive changes that will strengthen the organization, by increasing its efficiency and relevance in the region. For this, we will stimulate a dynamic dialogue with the members of BSEC BC, which will enhance communication between member states and the cohesion within the organization. On sectoral level, we will focus on assessing and identifying solutions that will galvanize regional cooperation in key areas for region’s sustainable economic development: transport and connectivity, environment protection, green energy and competitiveness.”

Priorities - Transport and Connectivity, Environment and Green Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, Economic Development and Competitivity

Press release

 

1 July – 31 December 2019

Hellenic Chairmanship-in-office

Priorities - Blue economy groth, Transport cooperation, Green energy and transport, Impact tn the climate change and cultural heritage, Tourism.

Programme

The calendar of the Hellenic BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office includes a number of high-level events in different areas of cooperation.

 

 

 

 

 

1 January – 30 June 2019

Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-office

The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bulgaria held the Chairmanship-in-Office of the BSEC Business Council for the period 1 January – 30 June 2019.

According to the Chairman-if-office Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian CCI, the potential for development of cooperation in the region is great. There are expectations that the European institutions will be more interested in the Black Sea region and that there will be opportunities for joint projects and development of all possible perspectives.

The priorities of the BSEC Business Council for the Chairmanship included: blue economy, connectivity /transport, energy, infrastructure, culture, wine and traditions/, digitalization.

Programme of the Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office.