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Insert-sort with Romanian folk dance
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
Posted in biodiversity, culture, heritage, Hungary, romania, social structures, The Danube River
Tagged alog, dance, Füzesi Albert, Sapientia University
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World’s first five country protected area to conserve “Europe’s Amazon”
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
Posted in Austria, biodiversity, Conservation, Croatia, culture, ecoregion, fish, flora and fauna, governance, heritage, Hungary, Serbia, slovenia, The Danube River, tourism, tributary of the danube river, Water, wetland, world water
Tagged Asamer Holding Company, beavers, black stork, EuroNatur, Jim Leape, little tern, Martin Schneider-Jacoby, MAVA Foundation, Mr Günter Liebel, Mr Jasen Mesić, Mr Oliver Dulić, Mr Roko Žarnić, Mr Sándor Fazekas, Mura-Drava-Danube Bioreserve, otters, sturgeons, The Coca Cola Company, The Drava River, The Mura River, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Wild Heart of Europe Award, WWF International Director General
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Danube delta reed: new ‘in’ roofing for luxury homes
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
Posted in agriculture, Conservation, culture, danube delta, flora and fauna, heritage, romania, The Danube River, wetland
Tagged crop, Delta Stuf Production, harvest, Lake Sinoe, Octavian Popa, reeds, roofing, thatch
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Danube Cultural Cluster
In collaboration with many partners from the Danube region the Collegium Hungaricum (the Hungarian Cultural Institute) encourages the foundation of a cultural cluster in the Danube area (Danube Cultural Cluster) within the framework of the Danube Strategy. This cluster is … Continue reading
Priority area coordinators for EU Danube Region Strategy announced
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
Posted in Austria, biodiversity, bosnia, bulgaria, Conservation, Croatia, culture, czech republic, Germany, governance, heritage, Hungary, montenegro, romania, Serbia, slovakia, slovenia, The Danube River, tourism, transportation, Travel, world water
Tagged Commissioner for Regional Policy, education, information technologies, Johannes Hahn, organised crime, research capacity, The Danube Strategy
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Danube hosts Europe’s biggest winter swim carnival
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
Posted in culture, Germany, heritage, The Danube River, tourism
Tagged carnival, Donauschwimmen, swim, winter swim carnival
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Hungary Lays Out Strategy As it Takes Over EU Presidency
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
Bulgarian Police Seize Aphrodite Statue from Archaeology Criminals
Novinite Bulgarian police have shattered a crime group trafficking archaeological finds, including breath-taking items such as 2-meter marble statue of Aphrodite. The organized crime group carried out illegal archaeological digs at the ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus on the … Continue reading
Posted in bulgaria, Conservation, culture, heritage, social structures, The Danube River
Tagged Aphrodite, Asklepius, Constantin the Great, Emperor Constantine I, Gigen, goddess of love, Hygiea, illegal archaeological digs, largest river bridge in ancient times, Moesia, organised crime, Pleven District, Sucidava, Thracian tribe Triballi, trafficking of cultural heritage, Ulpia Oescus
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