On 13 December 2022, the European Commission approved the (Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme 2021-2027. The total budget of the Programme is of 72.28 million Euro, out of which the EU funds (the European Regional Development Fund, the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe, under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg)) represent 65.05 million Euro and the national co-financing of participating states is of 7.23 million Euro. For the 2021-2027 period, the Programme aims to...