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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Meetings
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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Workshop on Education and Professional Training in Inland Navigation discusses the challenges in ensuring skilled labor for Danube navigation
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.
Read More104th 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).
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