Vienna, 9 November 2007 – Four Hungarian children have won the ‘International Danube Art Master 2007’ competition, announced Philip Welller, Executive Secretary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) today. Mr. Weller made the announcement at the...
August 2007 - An ICPDR and ISRBC delegation has visited Mississippi River Commission
VIENNA, 31 July - The groundbreaking cooperation on integrated river basin management, led by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious EUR 189,000 International Thiess Riverprize. The cooperation in...
25 June 2007 - The rich and varied history and traditions of the countries sharing the Danube River Basin will be at the heart of festivities marking the fourth annual International Danube Day (June 29).
Under the theme, ‘Celebrating Danube Cultures’, a large...
25 April 2007 - A one-year process began today to reach agreement on how to maintain and develop inland waterway transport on the Danube River without damaging the environment.
The joint initiative is being organized under the leadership of the ICPDR in cooperation with the Danube...
23 February 2007 - The European Commission and Environment Ministers from all countries of the Danube River Basin and Black Sea region adopted a Declaration on the Enhancement of Cooperation during a High Level Meeting in Bucharest, Romania. The Declaration recognizes the important values of the...
19 January 2007 - Romania will take over the Presidency of the ICPDR for the year 2007, on Monday, 22 January. The handover will take place at an official ceremony hosted by the outgoing Presidency, Moldova, at the Palais Pallavicini in Vienna, Austria, at 1700 hours.
State Secretary of...
On Feb. 23, 2007 Ministers of the Danube and Black Sea countries will take an ambitious step towards the protection of the Danube River Basin and Black Sea region ecosystems. The European Commission and the federal ministers of 16 countries will adopt a declaration in which they jointly confirm...
VIENNA, 11 December – “Two young Romanians have won the ‘International Danube Art Master 2006’ competition, for their creation titled ‘The Danube Flows Through Us’’, announced Philip Weller, Executive Secretary of the ICPDR today. Mr. Weller made the announcement at the Annual...
VIENNA, 21 April 2006 - International efforts to prevent and reduce flood impacts in the Danube River Basin will be strengthened by the end of the year by the ICPDR.
“The floods currently ravaging countries in the Danube Basin, as in 2002 and 2005, are again providing lessons that...
Countries along the Danube river will join in a wide range of activities to commemorate “Danube Day”, which is celebrated annually on 29 June. The activities include clean-up operations, rivers tours and exhibitions and are part of a major awareness-raising effort.
A series of events have been planned for the celebration of the third Danube Day, 29 June, to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Danube River Protection Convention in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1994.
Danube Day 2006 follows the slogan DANUBE:RIVER OF LIFE.
VIENNA, 21 April 2006 - International efforts to prevent and reduce flood impacts in the Danube River Basin will be strengthened by the end of the year by the ICPDR.
“The floods currently ravaging countries in the Danube Basin, as in 2002 and 2005, are again providing lessons that...
ICPDR President 2005 István Őri announced the winner of the International Danube Art Master Competition in Budapest:
A German School (6 A, Secondary School "Auf der Schanz") wins the competition, which made part of the Danube Day celebrations 2005. As in 2004, this competition was carried...
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