Meetings

On 28 January 2026, the Danube Commission (DC) and EDINNA (Education in Inland Navigation) hosted a joint half-day workshop at the DC headquarters in Budapest on education and professional training in inland navigation.

On December 17, 2025, the Danube Commission (DC), under the presidency of H.E. Mr. Christo Polendakov, held its 104th session in Budapest. The meeting was attended by delegations from ten Danube countries of the DC (Republic of Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Hungary, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic and Ukraine), as well as by observer states (Czech Republic, France) and international organizations (Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine, Moselkommission, EC-DG MOVE).

The meeting of the working group on technical matters, convened in accordance with section C. of the Danube Commission’s work plan for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 (doc. DC/102/OP/5/1), met from 5 to 6 November 2025 in a hybrid format under the chairmanship of Bernd Birklhuber (Austria).

On October 14-16, 2025, the Meeting of the Working Group on legal and financial issues (WG JUR-FIN) of the Danube Commission (DC) was held in a hybrid format and chaired by Ms Duška Kunštek, member of the Croatian delegation.

The Working Group on Technical Issues, convened in accordance with Section C. of the Danube Commission’s Work Plan for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 (doc. DC/102/OP/5/1), met in a hybrid format from 13 to 14 May 2025. Oleksii Somin (Ukraine) was elected as chairman of the working group.

On 12 June 2025, the Danube Commission (DC) convened for its 103^rd session in Budapest, under the presidency of the Representative of Bulgaria to the Danube Commission, H.E. Mr. Ambassador Christo Polendakov.

The Meeting of the Working Group on legal and financial issues (WG JUR-FIN) of the Danube Commission (DC) was held under the Chairmanship of the Representative of Hungary to the Danube Commission, Amb. Kocsis Gergő, on 9-10 April 2025 in a hybrid format.