The European Union will help finance part of the cost of ensuring security in the Black Sea after attacks on merchant ships blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Politico. "There is an increasing number of threats, attacks and invasions along the Black Sea coast," von der Leyen said at the start of her visit to Romania. She said that the European Union "will speed up the work on the establishment of a maritime security center in the Black Sea, set clear deadlines for the completion of the project and allocate 50 million euros for this purpose." The head of the European Commission also announced the allocation of an additional 10 million euros in EU funds to Romania for search and rescue operations.

The European Union will help finance part of the cost of ensuring security in the Black Sea after attacks on merchant ships blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Politico. "There is an increasing number of threats, attacks and invasions along the Black Sea coast," von der Leyen said at the start of her visit to Romania. She said that the European Union "will speed up the work on the establishment of a maritime security center in the Black Sea, set clear deadlines for the completion of the project and allocate 50 million euros for this purpose." The head of the European Commission also announced the allocation of an additional 10 million euros in EU funds to Romania for search and rescue operations.