Romania wants to host planned EU Black Sea security hub, president says

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Members of the Romanian Special Forces board a vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) evolution as a part of Trojan Footprint 21 off the coast of Mangalia, Romania on May 7th, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer First Class Patrick W. Mullen III)

BUCHAREST - Romania wants to host a planned European Union Black Sea maritime security hub, Romanian President Nicusor Dan said on Monday after meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Brussels proposed in May creating a hub to boost security in the Black Sea by gathering information from multiple countries to monitor the strategically important region more closely.

(Reporting by Luiza Ilie, writing by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk // REUTERS)

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