Cooperation project between Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia
Craiova Group Quadrilateral
Membership
Bulgaria
Romania
Serbia
Greece
Establishment
24 April 2015
Area
• Total
558,822 km2 (215,762 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 estimate
42,646,208[1]
• Density
78.9/km2 (204.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
2023 estimate
• Total
$1.591 trillion[2]
• Per capita
$34,637[2]
GDP (nominal)
2023 estimate
• Total
$762.798 billion[2]
• Per capita
$16,716[2]
The Craiova Group (Quadrilateral), Craiova Four, or C4 is a cooperation project of four European states – Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia – for the purposes of furthering their European integration as well as economic, transport and energy cooperation with one another. The Group originated in a summit meeting of the heads of governments of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, held on 24 April 2015 in the Romanian city of Craiova.[3][4] At the group's inaugural meeting, Romania's then-Prime Minister Victor Ponta indicated that he was inspired by the Visegrád Group.[3] Romania and Bulgaria both joined the European Union on 1 January 2007, while Serbia has been in accession negotiations since January 2014. Since October 2017 at the meeting in Varna, Bulgaria, with the inclusion of Greece, meetings have been quadrilateral.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
One of the first initiatives, after a meeting in Vidin, Bulgaria, was to strengthen the telecommunication networks in the border areas of the countries.[13] Other goals include helping Serbia join the European Union and the construction of a motorway linking Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade.[3]
On 2 November 2018, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov stated that Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras proposed joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Greece during the meeting in Thessaloniki.[14]
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^Bochev, Venelin (6 December 2018). "Craiova Group – too late or better late than never?". European Policy Centre.
^"България, Румъния и Сърбия свързват телекомуникационните си мрежи" (in Bulgarian). Investor. 17 June 2015.
^"Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Greece eye joint bid for hosting 2030 FIFA World Cup". seenews.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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Global Information
42,646,208[1]
$1.591 trillion[2]
