On 11 May 2026, the Director-General of DC Secretariat, Mr Manfred Seitz, took part in the EDINNA General Assembly 2026 (Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia), focused on future skills and competences, harmonisation of qualifications, recruitment and labour shortages, and the role of education in a rapidly changing sector.
Read MoreThe Danube Commission is seeking a reliable conference microphone system for the technical modernization of its meeting room.
Read MoreThe sixth Expert Meeting on the Development of Ports and Port Operations (EM PORTS) took place on 23 April 2026 in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Read MoreOn 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 MoreFollowing 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 MoreBudapest, 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 MoreIn December 2025, at its 104th Session, the Danube Commission strongly condemned the military actions of the Russian Federation violating the Belgrade Convention, and decided to collect data on the military actions of the Russian Federation that systematically impede free and safe navigation in the Lower Danube region in a “Register of Damage caused by Russian Military Actions in the Lower Danube Region”.
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