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According to the document, it will provide \u201csituational awareness and information sharing on the Black Sea, real-time monitoring from space to seabed, and early warning of potential threats and malicious activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The center will be tasked with monitoring critical maritime infrastructure, including submarine cables, offshore installations and gas and wind energy operations off the EU shores in the Black Sea, the <a href=\"https:\/\/enlargement.ec.europa.eu\/document\/download\/170d9b3a-d45f-4169-80fa-9adb753c0921_en?filename=EU%20Strategic%20Approach%20Black%20Sea%20Strategy.pdf\" rel=\"\">strategic plan<\/a> says. Hybrid warfare, including the apparent sabotage of ocean-based infrastructure, has been at the forefront of many Western leaders\u2019 minds in recent years after a series of suspicious incidents in the Baltic Sea related to Chinese and Russian vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the other priorities outlined in the strategy are mine clearance, protection of commercial shipping routes, and means to deal with Russia\u2019s \u201cshadow fleet\u201d of clandestinely operating and often decrepit oil tankers that Moscow uses to circumvent Western sanctions, a strategy also employed by North Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a press conference revealing the new strategy, Kaja Kallas, the EU\u2019s top diplomat, suggested the center could serve to monitor any eventual ceasefire or peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details remain to be worked out on where exactly such a hub would be located and how the proposal will be realized. The policy paper promises that specific needs and \u201cpresent operational options\u201d will be worked out by the end of summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative lacks a specific budget line and will instead rely on existing EU programs, including the \u20ac150 billion ($159 billion)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2025\/03\/21\/eu-leaders-green-light-massive-european-rearmament-plan\/\" rel=\"\"> SAFE initiative for defense spending<\/a>. The groundbreaking plan, aimed at mobilizing cheap loans to drastically increase European defense spending, received the final green light from the EU member states a day before the Black Sea strategy was released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the flagship Security Hub, the strategy promises major upgrades to regional infrastructure with an eye to military mobility. 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Analysts have been worried about Chinese investment in strategic European ports, ostensibly as part of Beijing\u2019s ambitious \u201cBelt and Road\u201d global infrastructure initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simultaneously, the EU will work to deepen its ties with non-EU partners Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, including enhancing \u201cregional cooperation on connectivity,\u201d according to a European Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/enlargement.ec.europa.eu\/news\/new-eu-strategy-secure-prosperous-and-resilient-black-sea-region-2025-05-28_en\" rel=\"\">website<\/a> on the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security aspects are a prominent pillar in the new Black Sea strategy, which otherwise aims to foster economic growth and ensure environmental protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plan will see the creation of a \u201cBlack Sea Maritime Security Hub\u201d to serve as Europe\u2019s 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