Q. With reference to Bucharest Nine, consider the following statements:
1.All members of the B9 are part of the European Union (EU) and NATO.
2.Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is launched by Bucharest Nine.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: The B 9 is a group of nine NATO countries in Eastern Europe that became part of the US-led military alliance after the end of the Cold War.
The members of B9 are Romania and Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All nine countries were once closely associated with the now dissolved Soviet Union, but later chose the path of democracy.
All members of the B9 are part of the European Union (EU) and NATO.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is a regional effort in Europe to expand cross-border energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure and boost economic development in the area between the Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, and Black Sea.
Twelve countries participate in the 3SI.
Source: IE
