The Maritime Spatial Planning Committee, through the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration of Romania, with headquarters in Bvd. Libertății, no. 16, Latura Nord, sector 5, Bucharest, owner of the Maritime Spaial Plan, announces to the interested parties about the submission of the request to obtain the environmental approval for the Plan and the initiation of the framing stage.

The first updated version of the Maritime Spaial Plan can be consulted at https://mdlpa.ro/subarticles/7/anunt26042022, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, Bvd Libertății no. 12, sector 5, Bucharest, from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or at the headquarters of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, from Monday to Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and Friday between 8 a.m.: 30 – 14:30.

Comments and suggestions can be received in writing at the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests and at the e-mail address evaluare.impact@mmediu.ro, within 18 days from the date of publication of the announcement.

Under the Government Ordinance no. 18/2016, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration submitted for public consultation the first version of the draft Maritime Spatial Plan of Romania. The document can be consulted at the following link: https://mdlpa.ro/subarticles/7/anunt26042022.

We are pleased to invite you on 25th November 2021 at 10.00 to the Final Conference of the project "Cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning for the Black Sea - Bulgaria and Romania" - MARSPLAN-BS II with leading partner and host - the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Republic of Bulgaria.

On August 31, in online format, a public discussion of the draft Maritime Spatial Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria 2021-2035 was held.

The Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration of Romania and ESPON organizes a Peer Learning Workshop “The role of MSP-LSI in sustainable energy production in the Black Sea” on the 28th of September 2021 (14.00-17.15 EET / 15.00-18.15 RO/BG Time).

The Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS), Varna, Bulgaria, as partner in the MARSPLAN-BS II project participated at 34th International Geographical Congress, held 16-20 August, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey (virtual) and presented main results, progress and lessons learned. The director of CCMS Dr. Margarita Stancheva was a session co-chair and speaker.

The draft Maritime Spatial Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria 2021-2035 has been published for public discussion by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria.

Thematic workshop under the heading of "Prospects for the development of aquaculture in the context of Maritime Spatial Planning" organized by The Higher Naval School "Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov" - Varna was held on June 22.

Based on the project agreement „Cross border maritime spatial planning in the Black Sea – Romania and Bulgaria, code EASME/EMFF/2018/1.2.1.5/01/SI2.806725 - MARSPLAN-BS II”, financed by European Commission, The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), on 10th of March took place the thematic online workshop on “Ecological protection of coastal areas and oil spill response. Organization and capabilities” organized by Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy.