Schedule of meetings of the DC

29 January 2026	Expert Meeting on Personnel issues in navigation on the Danube (EM PERS)
25 February 2026	Meeting of the informal Expert group for further update of the ‘Recommendations on the organisation of the collection of waste from vessels navigating on the Danube’
5 March 2026	Expert Meeting on Hydraulic Engineering (EM HYDRO)
10 – 12 March 2026	CESNI/TI and RIS/G in Budapest (DC as host)
15 – 17 April 2026	Working group on legal and financial matters (WG JUR-FIN)
22 – 23 April 2026/ 28 – 29 April 2026 (alternative date)	Expert Meeting on Development of Ports and Port Operations (EM PORTS), Port of Ruse, Bulgaria
12 May 2026	Working group on technical matters (WG TECH) – Subgroup on Navigation and operation
13 May 2026	Working group on technical matters (WG TECH) – Subgroup on Technology (including radio communications) and transport of dangerous goods
11 June 2026	105^th Session of the Danube Commission
29 – 30 September 2026	17^th Joint Statement Meeting (Danube Commission, ICPDR and ISRBC) in Zagreb, Croatia
13 – 15 October 2026	Working group on legal and financial matters (WG JUR-FIN)
10 November 2026	Working group on technical matters (WG TECH) – Subgroup on Navigation and operation
11 November 2026	Working group on technical matters (WG TECH) – Subgroup on Technology (including radio communications) and transport of dangerous goods
12 November 2026	Working group on technical matters (WG TECH) – Subgroup on Infrastructure, ports, and economy
17 December 2026	106^th Session of the Danube Commission
Q1 2026 28 January 2026 4 March 2026	Grant 3 Meetings Joint Workshop of the Danube Commission and EDINNA on Education and professional training in inland navigation Joint Workshop of the Danube Commission and EUSDR/PA1A on Navigation conditions
Q2 2026 18 – 21 May 2026	PLATINA4Action Project Meeting Transport Research Arena, Budapest
Q1 – Q4 2026	IWT Digitalisation Strategy (DiVINE) Project Meeting