Three Seas Initiative

Three Seas Initiative
Logo of Three Seas Initiative
Logo
Location of Three Seas Initiative
Membership
Establishment2015
Area
• Total
1,218,975 km2 (470,649 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
Decrease 110,150,445[1]
• Density
90/km2 (233.1/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase €2.295 trillion[2]
• Per capita
Increase €20,838
Website
3seas.eu

The Three Seas Initiative (3SI or TSI), known also as the Baltic, Adriatic, Black Sea (BABS) Initiative or simply as the Three Seas (Latin: Trimarium, Polish: Trójmorze), is a forum of thirteen states, in the European Union, running along a north–south axis from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic and Black Seas in Central and Eastern Europe.[3] The Initiative aims to create a regional dialogue on questions affecting the member states.

In 2016, representatives of the original 12 member states (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) met for their first summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia. At the seventh summit in Riga on June 20, 2022, Ukraine received the status of a partner-participant of the TSI, de facto becoming a participant in this initiative.[4] At the 2023 summit, Greece became a member and Moldova a partner-participant.[5]

  1. ^ "Population on 1 January". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product at market prices (Current prices and per capita)". Eurostat.
  3. ^ "Dubrovnik Forum adopts declaration called "The Three Seas Initiative"". EBL News. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Ukraine has received the status of a partner in the Three Seas Initiative". eurointegration.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Three Seas Initiative to enlarge with Greece says Romanian president". Euractiv. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.