# Attacks on civilian shipping in Black Sea are unacceptable, von der Leyen says

https://mins.news/en/item/87826

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 11:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/attacks-civilian-shipping-black-sea-are-unacceptable-eus-von-der-leyen-says-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4d5dda431ad00017b0b61

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said attacks on civilian shipping were unacceptable after civilian vessels were struck in Bulgaria’s economic zone in the Black Sea.

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