Shipping hampered after River Danube water levels at record low

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Paul Stewart

DPA for Monsters & Critics Vienna - The River Danube’s water levels have sunk to a 100- year low for the month of May in Austria, forcing shippers to reduce cargo loadings, sources in the river transport industry said Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Insert-sort with Romanian folk dance

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Paul Stewart

The joy of the internet~Mouth to Source Danube Uploaded by AlgoRythmics on Mar 29, 2011. YouTube Created at Sapientia University, Tirgu Mures (Marosvásárhely), Romania. Directed by Kátai Zoltán and Tóth László. In cooperation with “Maros Művészegyüttes”, Tirgu Mures (Marosvásárhely), Romania. … Continue reading →

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World’s first five country protected area to conserve “Europe’s Amazon”

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Paul Stewart

WWF Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia today signed a historic declaration to establish a trans-boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to protect their shared nature and wildlife along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers, “Europe’s Amazon”. The declaration - signed during … Continue reading →

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Danube delta reed: new ‘in’ roofing for luxury homes

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paul Stewart

AFP by way of The Independent Vast stretches of golden reed wave in the wind down the Danube River to the Black Sea, where it is harvested every winter as the new “in” roofing to cover luxury homes across Europe. … Continue reading →

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Hungary sludge plant ‘still a threat’, says Greenpeace

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Paul Stewart

The BBC Waste water from a Hungarian aluminium plant still contains toxic chemicals that threaten a local river, despite a big clean-up there, Greenpeace says. The international environmental group has urged the EU to put pressure on the Hungarian government … Continue reading →

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Priority area coordinators for EU Danube Region Strategy announced

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Paul Stewart

ENPI The European Commission has revealed which countries and regions will lead priority areas of cooperation under the EU’s Strategy for the Danube Region. A Commission press release said the announcement pinpointing the ‘priority area coordinators’, including Moldova and Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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Croatian plan to turn rivers into channels results in protests to EU

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Paul Stewart

WWF Zagreb, Croatia: Newly unveiled plans which would turn the Danube and Croatia’s other rivers into little more than regulated canals have been protested to the European Union by WWF, Croatian NGOs and EuroNatur. The plans, released by the Croatian … Continue reading →

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Danube hosts Europe’s biggest winter swim carnival

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Paul Stewart

NEUBURG AN DER DONAU, Germany (AFP) – More than 1,700 people braved the frigid waters of the River Danube Saturday for Europe’s biggest winter swim carnival, a colourful German tradition now in its 42nd year. Participants slid gingerly into the … Continue reading →

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Hungary Lays Out Strategy As it Takes Over EU Presidency

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Paul Stewart

VOA The Danube river flows not just through Budapest, but also three other national capitals - more than any other in the world. Now Hungary, which takes over the European Union’s presidency on New Year’s Day, wants money to flow … Continue reading →

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EU Danube strategy key to overcoming disparities: Barroso

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Paul Stewart

AFP The European Union’s strategy for the Danube is key to overcoming disparities in the region, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday during a summit in Bucharest. “There has been major progress since the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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