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104th Session of the Danube Commission

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).

In his opening speech, the President of the DC expressed his hope that in 2026 the organisation will continue to ”put in every effort to ensure that the Danube will be utilised only for peace, prosperity, connectivity, development, fisheries, environment, water resource […] This river is a corridor not only of economy, nature, but also of culture and solidarity, under the umbrella of peace”.

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Working group on technical matters (5-6 November 2025)

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).

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Working Group on Technical Issues (13-14 May 2025)

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.

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