The Black Sea region is relevant to the Euro-Atlantic community and to Europe because of the importance of its strategy. This region is an emerging regional security complex in the Wider Middle East, and with the enlargement of the European Union to Central and Eastern Europe, the significance and importance of the Black Sea area has increased significantly. The terrorist attacks of September and March 2001, respectively, led to a re-analysis of security threats coming from the Wider Middle East. Following the redefinition of the Heartland, the Black Sea has become a key player in the fight against terrorism and the export of democracy, and in this sense a Euro-Atlantic strategy has been an important element in transforming the Black Sea into an area of strategic importance to effectively manage frozen conflicts, the phenomenon of cross-border crimes, democratic deficits, as well as the support of failed states and underdeveloped economies (Pop, 2005, p. 86). The Black Sea region is a dual area as, on the one hand, there are many problems and risks in this region, but on the other hand there are also opportunities to counter them. Important institutions such as the European Union, the North Atlantic Alliance, the OSCE, the United Nations etc. Are getting involved through various programs and mechanisms specially designed to increase the security of the region and implicitly of Europe (Pop, 2005, p. 86). The problem of security in the Black Sea region is characterized by two important aspects. On the one hand, as a result of the Euro-Atlantic community, it is necessary to initiate the process of redefining the security architecture of the Black Sea region. On the other hand, the frozen conflicts in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus have the capacity to destabilize peace and security in the region at any time. Starting in the summer of 2019, the EU launched a process on the future of the Eastern Partnership after 2020. The year 2020 was another important milestone for the associated countries and their bilateral relations with the EU and reflected the moment when mutual obligations as part of the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (AA / DCFTA) should be met and updated. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU must apply the logic of resilience in what concern the cooperation with both its Member States and the Eastern Partnership countries. This logic should target democracy, the economy, security, the media and health. However, the public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has exposed many vulnerabilities in partner countries (and the EU) to internal and external threats. The region has seen many old problems become more exposed and exacerbated by the emergency. Before the next Eastern Partnership summit, which is scheduled for March 2021, there should be more clarity in the political narrative and new directions for establishing relations with Eastern partners in the next decade.
