Danube Commission hosts 10th Joint Statement Meeting
On 11-12 September 2019, the 10th Workshop on the follow-up of the Joint Statement on Guiding Principles on the Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin took place at the Danube Commission in Budapest. A large number of representatives of the European Commission, national, transport, environmental, project team representatives, water management authorities and NGO’s participated in the meeting.
The Danube Commission, together with the Sava River Basin Commission and the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River supported by the European Commission, national authorities and NGOs are joining their efforts on the protection of the riverine environment and improvement of the sustainable development of inland navigation in the Danube River Basin. For these purposes, annual follow-up meetings of the Joint Statement are constantly organized.
The objectives of the meeting were to:
- inform about progress on the implementation of the Joint Statement on Guiding Principles on the Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin;
- Discuss challenges and solutions in relation to the practical application of the integrated planning approach and lessons learnt;
- Inform and discuss new facts and perspectives of European inland waterway transport, including the EU Strategy for Danube Region;
- Ensure regular information exchange and presentation of new initiatives;
- Discuss adaptation of future Joint Statement related activities.
Documents:
- Report
- Annex 1 – Agenda
- Annex 2 – List of participants
- Annex 3 – Results of 10th Joint Statement Meeting questionnaire
- Annex 4 – Project data sheets
- Annex 5 – List of Organization/Authorities involved in the process from 2007
Presentations:
- Jeanne Boughaba, European Commission DG ENV – EU environmental policies relevant for inland navigation – latest developments
- Ismini Maria Kyriazopolou, Networking and Competence Centre, JASPERS / EIB – Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the Danube region regarding the navigation sector and river works- Article 4(7) WFD checklist tool
- Gert-Jan Muilerman, Viadonau – Austria – Integrated River Engineering Project Catalogue of Measures for the Danube east of Vienna
- Georgina Pavlina – Bulgaria, EAEMDR – FAST DANUBE “Technical Assistance for Revising and Complementing the Feasibility Study Regarding the Improvement of Navigation Conditions on the Romanian-Bulgarian Common Sector of the Danube and Complementary Studies”
- Tomislav Strus – Croatia, Inland Navigation Directorate – Inland waterway on Sava river (km 300 –km 329)
- Jasna Muskatirovic, Serbia, Directorate for Inland Waterways – Supervision and Environmental Monitoring of River Training and Dredging Works in Serbia
- Roman Cabadaj – Slovakia, Ministry of Transport – Danube Waterway in the Slovak republic
- Catalina Dumbrava and Romeo Soare – Romania, AFDJ, – IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVIGATION CONDITIONS ON THE DANUBE BETWEEN CALARASI AND BRAILA, KM 375 – KM 175
- Monica Matei, Madalina Boboc and György Deák INCDPM – WIN-WIN SOLUTION TO PROTECT STURGEON SPECIES AND TO ENSURE NAVIGATION CONDITIONS ON BALA BRANCH VS. OLD DANUBE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA
- Zeljko Milkovic – Sava Commission, ISRBC – Rehabilitation and Development of the Navigation and Transport on the SavaRiver Waterway-sector Novi Grad
- Barbara Kéri – DanubeSediment Danube Sediment Management – Restoration of the Sediment
- Paul Meulenbroek – Balance in the Danube River – MEASURES
- Georg Frank – DANUBEParks CONNTECTED – NATURE CONSERVATION AND NAVIGATION alongside the DANUBE River
- Jasna Muskatirovic and Georg Rast – METEET – Conclusions and results of first trainings in Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia including way forward
- Gert-Jan Muilerman, EUSDR PA1a Technical Secretariat – EUSDR related developments – The Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan for the Danube and its navigable tributaries/Revision of the EUSDR Action Plan
- Robert Rafael, General Secretary Pro Danube International – Sustainable and efficient transport on the Danube – viewpoints from an industry association
- Ana Leganel, Joint Secretariat-Danube Transnational Program – Interreg-Danube Transnational Program in 2019 and 2020-DTP 3
- Manfred Seitz, DC – Discussion on key lessons learned and future steps in support of the implementation of the Joint Statement (DG MOVE, DG ENV, ICPDR, ISRBC, DC, stakeholders) – update the document
