Author: Danube Commission

On 23^rd of September 2020, at the 2nd Coordination Meeting “HU-SK concerning a cross-border hydro-technical project for the joint section of the Danube” which took place a hybrid format in the premises of the Danube Commission in Budapest, representatives of the competent authorities of Hungary (Ministry for Innovation and Technology and General Directorate for Water Management) and Slovakia (Ministry of Transport and Construction) discussed a cooperation mechanism between the two countries to improve navigation on the joint section of the Danube.

The ^11th Meeting on the Follow-up of the Joint Statement was held in Zagreb (Croatia) on 16th – 17th September 2020.

Navigation through the chambers of the Gabčíkovo Lock will be suspended from 28 September 2020 till 17 January 2021, Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., due to repair work.

Danube River section km 1772.000 – 1769.000 will be suspended on 17 September 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. due to the inauguration of the new bridge in Komárno.

Information regarding the status of all national COVID-19 restrictions for the Danube

Danube navigation is strongly impacted by the measures needed to contain COVID-19 in Europe.