Meeting with Georgian Embassy representatives

On May 28th, 2024, Dr. David Jalagania, Charge d’Affaires a.i and Mr. Irakli Abesadze, Senior Counsellor of the Embassy of Georgia in Athens, were received by Mr. Giannis Balakakis, Chair and Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides, Co-Chair of the Balkans & Black Sea Forum.

The parties had a constructive exchange of views on the challenges influencing the global scene and the equilibrium of the regions and discussed means for closer collaboration between the Embassy, the Capital, and the Balkans & Black Sea Forum.


From Left:  Mr. Giannis Balakakis, Dr. David Jalagania, Charge d’Affaires a.i Embassy of Georgia,  Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides, Mr. Irakli Abesadze, Senior Counsellor Embassy of Georgia

MCC Conference, Budapest 6-7 May 2024


Balkans & Black Sea Forum joined the Mathias Corvinus conference held in Budapest on 6-7/5/2024, entitled “The Prospects & Future of the Western Balkans in the View of New Global & Regional Challenges”.

Participants in the fire chat discussion at Session -6- “Security Challenges & Extremism”, have been:

  • Giannis Balakakis, Balkans & Black Sea Forum, Greece
  • Piotr Pietrzak, In Statu Nascendi, Bulgaria
  • Martin Ronto, Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Hungary
  • Attila Demko, Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Hungary

Moderated by Zalán Alkonyi, MCC International Directorate