Highlights from the DC’s Autumn WG JUR-FIN Meeting
13-15 October 2026 | Budapest
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Meetings
105th session of the Danube Commission
On 11 June 2026, the Danube Commission (DC) convened for its 105th session in Budapest, under the presidency of the Representative of Bulgaria to the Danube Commission, H.E. Mr. Ambassador Christo Polendakov.
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Danube Commission Press Release: Working Group on Technical Matters (12-13 May 2026).
The meeting of the Working Group on Technical Matters, convened under the chairmanship of Milan Nikolić (Serbia), was attended by delegations of Danube states, representatives of international organisations, counsellors, and experts of the DC Secretariat.
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New EU Ports Strategy and Greener, Safer Danube Ports Take Center Stage at Sixth EM PORTS Meeting
The sixth Expert Meeting on the Development of Ports and Port Operations (EM PORTS) took place on 23 April 2026 in Ruse, Bulgaria.
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Meeting of the Working Group on legal and financial issues of the Danube Commission
On April 15-16, 2026, 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 led by the Austrian Chair, Mr. Michael Kainz.
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On the 11th – 12th of March 2026, the CESNI-TI meeting was hosted by the Danube Commission at its headquarters in Budapest.
Following the CESNI-QP and CESNI-PT meetings in 2024 and 2025, respectively, the CESNI-TI was the third CESNI working group to convene in Budapest.
Read MoreDanube Experts Tackle Growing Low-Water Navigation Challenges
Budapest, 5 March 2026 – Experts from the Danube Commission and the waterway administrations of the Danube countries, as well as representatives from EC/DG MOVE B1 and Danubian shipping companies, met to discuss measures to maintain safe and reliable navigation on the Danube amid increasingly prolonged periods of low water.
Read MoreDanube Experts Tighten Course Toward New Ship Waste Rules
Informal Meeting of the Ship-Generated Waste Expert Group (25 February 2026)
River navigation is one of the most environmentally friendly transport modes — yet vessels inevitably generate waste. Managing it effectively is essential to protect the Danube’s ecosystem while ensuring safe, efficient navigation.