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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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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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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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EU Danube strategy key to overcoming disparities: Barroso
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
Posted in Austria, bosnia, bulgaria, Croatia, czech republic, danube delta, ecoregion, Germany, governance, heritage, Hungary, moldova, montenegro, poverty, romania, Serbia, slovakia, slovenia, social structures, The Danube River, tourism, transportation, Travel, ukraine
Tagged commercial shipping, disparities, EU Strategy, european union, Jose Manuel Barroso, shipping, The Danube basin, The Strategy for the Danube, Viktor Orban
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EU Danube Strategy to promote basin-wide development
WWF WWF welcomes the EU’s initiative to develop a Danube Strategy, which can help bring together and implement existing policies and legislation to achieve long-term sustainable development across the Danube basin. Development of the Strategy comes at a time when … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, biodiversity, bulgaria, Croatia, Danube, ecoregion, Germany, Green, Hungary, moldova, romania, Serbia, social structures, The Danube River, ukraine, Water
Tagged danube basin, danube region, Danube River Basin Management Plan, EU danube strategy, EU Water Framework Directive, european commission, Hungarian EU Presidency, loss of biodiversity, sustainable development, wetland restoration, WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme
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Hungary’s toxic sludge reminiscent of 2000 Romania disaster – but much worse
Ariel Zirulnick, for Christian Science Monitor Hungary’s toxic sludge disaster recalls – and dwarfs – a 2000 spill of 4.6 million cubic feet of cyanide-tainted water in neighboring Romania. The largest, most dangerous environmental disaster in Hungary’s history is unfolding … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, contamination, Danube, fish, fisheries, flora and fauna, Hungary, Pollution, romania, The Danube River, tributary of the danube river, water security, world water
Tagged aluminium production, Aluminium Production and Trade Company, arsenic, chromium, environmental disaster, greenpeace, heavy metals, long-term effects, red slurry, toxic sludge
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Romanians split over environmental impact of Danube delta’s wild horses
Mirel Bran for the Guardian Weekly The wild horses of the Danube delta are a unique sight in Europe but conservationists warn that they are a threat to the region’s forests and marshland The port of Tulcea in Romania gradually … Continue reading
Romania - Opening session of the Conference on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
ISRIA “The best way to harness the potential of the Danube region is to blend the current forms of institutionalized cooperation and partnerships among local communities. We need a public-private partnership with the civil society,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Danube, ecoregion, governance, romania, social structures, The Danube River, transportation, world water
Tagged coastal area, danube delta, danube region, minister of foreign affairs, plenary session, public private partnership, regional policy, riparian countries, riparian states, river delta, sustainable management
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Code orange and Code yellow Danube flash flood advisories extended
Hydrology experts extended the Code orange and Code yellow advisories for the occurrence of flash floods on the Danube until March 15 and March 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., respectively. The National Hydrology and Water Management Institute (INGHA) announced on … Continue reading
Romania lingers under flood warnings
UPI BUCHAREST, Romania, March 8 (UPI) — Hydrologists watching the levels of the Danube River in Romania extended flash-flood warnings through the end of the week, officials said. Romania’s National Hydrology and Water Management Institute issued flash-flood warnings through Friday … Continue reading