Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to create a coordinated military mobility corridor.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced this, as reported by in his statement on X (Twitter).
"Together with my Bulgarian and Romanian colleagues Atanas Zapryanov and Angel Tilvar, respectively, today on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, we signed a letter of intent to create a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor," he stated.
According to him, a trilateral meeting will be held in Alexandroupolis (Greece) in the autumn to discuss the implementation of the planned actions.
According to Kathimerini, the military corridor will pass through NATO's eastern flank.
The plan involves integrating four ports and their respective infrastructures and networks. The corridor will connect Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis in Greece with Varna in Bulgaria and Constanta in Romania – four strategically important cities for NATO due to their proximity to NATO's eastern borders.
The agreement will enable military personnel to move seamlessly across Europe and beyond, crossing border points unhindered during missions, significantly reducing the time and bureaucratic procedures currently required.
Additionally, Romania is establishing NATO's largest base in Europe, covering an area of 30 square kilometers with over 10,000 military and civilian personnel. Part of Ramstein's personnel will soon be transferred to the Michael Kogălniceanu base on the Black Sea coast, as coalition interests increasingly shift eastward in response to the Russian threat.
