News

This page lists all news items that were published on the front page. For further information on any of these news items, please contact the ICPDR Secretariat.

  • » Serbia wins International Danube Art master

    Vienna, 24 September 2010. Two Serbian children have won the ‘International Danube Art Master 2010’ competition. The International Master is selected from the winners of the national ‘Danube Art...

  • » Sustainable waterway planning manual published

    Vienna, 10 August 2010. PLATINA (the Platform for the implementation of Naiades) has launched an innovative manual presenting good practices in sustainable waterway planning.

  • » Danube Day 2010: call for action and cross-border co-operation

    Vienna, 25 June 2010. 81 million people in all Danube countries are invited to ‘Get Active for the Rivers’ on 29 June as part of the celebrations for the 7th annual Danube Day. The main goal of this...

  • » Massive floods in summer 2010

    Danube Basin, 1 September 2010. This summer, the Danube basin was repeatedly deluged by torrential rains causing massive floods. Across the basin people were forced from their homes, and many houses...

  • » Financing the Joint Programme of Measures

    Belgrade, 18/19 May 2010. A Funder's Consultation Meeting on the financing of measures under the Danube Joint Programme of Measures, convened by the ICPDR and the Government of the Republic of...

  • » Next Steps Toward Environmentally Friendly Navigation

    Zagreb, 10 March 2010. High-level officials of the ISRBC, ICPDR, DC, European Commission, state bodies and public institutions, dealing with navigation, environmental protection and sustainable...

  • » Ministerial Meeting 2010: Shared waters - joint responsibilities

    Vienna, 16 February 2010. Ministers and high-level representatives responsible for water management from the Danube River Basin countries Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech...

  • » Slovenia takes over Presidency 2010

    Vienna, 14 January 2010. Slovenia takes over the Presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for the year 2010 at a ceremony held at the Permanent...

  • » International Black Sea Action Day

    Samsun, 30 October 2009. International Black Sea Action Day will be celebrated on October 30-31 in Samsun, Turkey, with activities jointly organized by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest...

  • » PLATINA held a workshop on integrated planning - Interdisciplinary dialogue continues

    Ruse, 15/16 September 2009. As part of its commitment to the promotion of inland waterway transport, PLATINA held its second workshop to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue on waterway management....

  • » Ukrainian Teenager is Danube Art Master 2009

    Vienna, 29 September 2009. 15 year-old Vasyl Vataman from Ukraine has won the International Danube Art Master 2009 Competition. The winning submission was created shows a miniaturist recreation of...

  • » 14th Summer School of the Assembly of European Regions

    Valencia, 27 September 2009. Executive Secretary of the ICPDR, Philip Weller, explained today his experience in river management in the Danube River Basin at the AER Summer School being held in the...

  • » Danube Day 2009: Shared Water - Joint Responsibility

    Danube Basin, 26 June 2009. The joint responsibility for the river’s water and resources by all countries and communities is the focus of the 6th Danube Day on 29 June. The highlight is the ICPDR...

  • » Borealis Joins Business Friends of the Danube

    Vienna, 4 May 2009. Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, has joined the Business Friends of the Danube partnership, an initiative to protect the resources...

  • » Slovakia Takes over Presidency of ICPDR

    Vienna, 27 January 2009. Slovakia takes over the Presidency of the ICPDR for the year 2009 at a ceremony held today. Olga Srsnova, General Director of the Division of Waters and Energy Sources at the...

  • » Winners of International Danube Photo Competition Announced

    Vienna, 10 December 2008. Three photographers have won the ‘IFN Master Photographer 2008’ titles of honour in the IFN Photo Championship 2008 competition, entitled “The Danube and its Tributaries”.

  • » Stunning `River Journeys´ includes Danube

    Perth, 1 September 2008. The ICPDR has been included in a stunning new publication entitled `River Journeys´. The book recognises the founders and winners from ten years of the `Thiess Riverprize´.

  • » New `Drava Declaration´ Signed

    Maribor, 24 September 2008. A “Declaration concerning common approaches to water management, flood protection, hydropower utilization and nature and biodiversity conservation in the Drava River Basin...

  • » Slovakia Wins International Danube Art Master Competition

    Vienna, 13 October 2008. Two Slovak children have won the ‘International Danube Art Master 2008’ competition. The International Master is selected from the winners of the national ‘Danube Art Master...

  • » JDS2 Final Results available

    Vienna, 11 September 2008 – The Danube and its tributaries are becoming cleaner, the ICPDR announced today, presenting the scientific results of the Joint Danube Survey 2 (JDS2) - possibly the world’...

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