The Regional Implementation Initiative (RII) organises a conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UN Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Against this
Register now for the Danube Participation Day & EUSDR Annual Forum
Next week is a special week for the EU Danube Strategy and its stakeholders: The Croatian Presidency of the EU Danube Strategy organises the 9th Annual Forum on the 22nd
Public EC consultation on cross-border obstacles
The European Commission’s DG REGIO launched an online public consultation on overcoming obstacles in border regions. Citizens and stakeholders that are active in border regions have the opportunity to share
National Coordinators endorsed Governance Paper
On the 22 July 2020, the National Coordinators of the EU Danube Strategy endorsed the Paper on the Governance Architecture. The paper defines functions and responsibilities of the different roles
Country-specific recommendations to tackle the coronavirus pandemic
Today, the European Commission published the European Semester Spring Package. The recommendations provide economic policy guidance to all EU member states in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. In doing
Non-Paper: Recommendations for citizen-centric macro-regional strategies
In November 2019, a group of stakeholders from the macro-regional strategies reached out to the Committee on Regional Development (REGI) of the European Parliament. The aim was to explore areas
Improving quality of life in border regions
The border closings due to the current coronavirus pandemic interrupt or dramatically affect the daily lives of millions of citizens in Europe. In doing so, these restrictions not only challenge
Local and regional responses to COVID-19
City and municipal administrations are closest to citizens. Hence, their services and activities are an essential part of crisis response. Currently, we observe the tremendous territorial impact of the COVID-19
Revised EUSDR Action Plan is published
In 2010/2011, the European Council launched the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. Ten years after, the European Commission published a revised Action Plan. Preceding the publication, the EUSDR Presidency
DG Regio supports citizens involvement with two Pilot Actions
The Partnership Principle is one of the key principles in EU Cohesion Policy. It encourages all EU member states to involve stakeholders at all stages of implementing Cohesion Policy funding.