104 Years of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association. XXIII International Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association CBGA 2026. Field Trips Guide Volume

he Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) is a non-governmental, international scientific, non-political, and non-profit-making union of geoscientists working in the Carpathian-Balkan region and surrounding areas. It is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) as a regional organization. The Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) aims to promote and encourage collaborative cross-border fundamental and applied geological research, as well as training and specialization in the Carpathian-Balkan realm. This concerns all the fields of geoscience, their environmental implications, and other related disciplines. To accomplish its aims, CBGA organizes a congress every four years by one or several country members, establishes Working Groups focused on joint projects of specific scientific interest, stimulates and runs discussions on crucial geological issues (geological processes, nomenclature, terminology, methodology, etc.), and publishes various scientific materials (congress proceedings, maps, monographs, etc.).