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”.