Plovput celebrated 60 years of successful work
On 6 October 2023, the Directorate for Inland Waterways of the Republic of Serbia (Plovput) celebrated 60 years of successful
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102nd session of the Danube Commission
Visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova to the DC Headquarters
On 4 October 2023, a delegation of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, including Mr Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for economic development and digitalization and Mr. Iurie Scripnic, Deputy Minister for Agriculture paid a visit to the Secretariat of the Danube Commission.
Read MoreDC participation at the 15th edition of the Port Constanța Day in Novi Sad
On 28 September 2023, the 15th edition of the Port Constanța Day in Novi Sad took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad, an event organized by Constanta Port Administration,
Read MoreDanube Commission and the SEANERGY project consortium organized the Danube Regional Workshop on Energy Transition in Inland Ports (Budapest, 21 September 2023)
On 21 September 2023, the DC Secretariat/Expert Group on Ports, Port of Enns and Circletouch organized the Danube Regional Workshop
Read MoreSava Commission hosts 14th Joint Statement Meeting (Zagreb, 13-14 September 2023)
The 14th Follow-up Meeting to the Joint Statement (JS) on Guiding Principles for the Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube Region took place in Zagreb on 13 and 14 September 2023
Read MoreMr Ciprian Popa, a Romanian national and former Councillor for Legal Affairs in the Secretariat of the Danube Commission has passed away
The Secretariat of the Danube Commission is deeply saddened to learn that Mr Ciprian Popa, a Romanian national and former Councillor for Legal Affairs in the Secretariat of the Danube Commission has passed away. In the light of these sad circumstances, the Secretariat would like to express its deepest condolences to his family and to his colleagues at the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his tenure at the Secretariat, Mr Popa placed issues relating to the Danube navigation and functioning of the Commission at the heart of his concerns. The Secretariat will keep him in honourable memory.
Read MoreSTATEMENT by the President of the Danube Commission on the Russian attack on the Danube infrastructure 24 July 2023
According to the official information of Ukraine, on the night of July 24, Russia attacked the port infrastructure in one of the Danube ports of Odesa region with “Shahed-136” type UAVs causing a fire, destroying a hangar with grain and tanks for storing other types of cargo.
Russia’s attack on the Danube ports poses a security threat to the freedom of navigation on the Danube, and in the current circumstances can be assessed as a consistent effort to disrupt global food security. These actions are unacceptable.