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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

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

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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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

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