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 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”.
Read MoreAmbassador Eszter Sándorfi, the new Representative of the Republic of Hungary to the Danube Commission, presented her credentials on 7 April 2026 to Ambassador Christo Polendakov, President of the Danube Commission.
Read MoreOn 10 March 2026, the Secretariats of the Danube Commission and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine held a coordination meeting in Budapest.
Read MoreInformal 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.
