Croatia to take over ICPDR Presidency 2015

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Vienna, 10 December 2014. Croatia will take over the ICPDR Presidency 2015. In the frame of the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the commission, incoming president Mr. Drazen Kurecic received a bottle of Danube water as a symbol for the presidency from acting president Ms. Emilia Kraeva of Bulgaria.

Mr. Drazen Kurecic and Ms. Emilia Kraeva pose with Danue water bottle

In a ceremony held in the frame of the 17th ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, Mr. Drazen Kurecic of Croatia outlined the main objectives for Croatia's presidency next year. Taking over from Bulgaria, Mr. Kurecic sees the focus of the work in line with the finalisation of the Danube River Basin Management Plan's update 2015 and the 1st Flood Risk Management Plan for the Danube River Basin. Below, you find some impressions from the handover ceremony.