On 18 November 2024, the Austrian EUSDR Presidency organised another edition of the Chat with the Presidency, an open platform for discussion among EUSDR core stakeholders and the EUSDR Presidency. The
On 18 November 2024, the Austrian EUSDR Presidency organised another edition of the Chat with the Presidency, an open platform for discussion among EUSDR core stakeholders and the EUSDR Presidency. The
The Danube Rectors’ Conference (DRC) 2024 took place from 13 to 15 November 2024 at the University for Continuing Education Krems (UWK), bringing together university leaders, policymakers, and experts from
The EUSDR managing/programming authorities Network meeting on 12 November 2024 brought together over 100 experts. Interreg and mainstream funding programmes, EUSDR Priority Area Coordinators and National Coordinators, macro-regional strategies (MRS)
On 11 and 12 September 2024, the Priority Area Coordinators met for their annual meeting, which was organised under the Austrian EUSDR Presidency, having the support of the Burgenland Region
Following the Written Procedure on the extension of the mandate of the first-generation members of the Danube Youth Council to one further year, until 2025 (see e-mail received on 3
The Austrian EUSDR Presidency invited National Coordinators (NCs) and Priority Area Coordinators (PACs) to a new edition of the Chat with the Presidency. This meeting format provides an open floor
Cohesion Policy is crucial in mitigating economic and social inequalities while fostering balanced development throughout the continent. This policy provides proactive and timely assistance in areas such as employment, entrepreneurship,
The 13th edition of the EUSDR Annual Forum took place in Vienna, on 20 – 21 June 2024, offering a cooperation platform for stakeholders from the Region and beyond to
On 13 June 2024, the Austrian EUSDR Presidency organised the meeting of the EUSDR National Coordinators, at The Egg, in Brussels. Based on the agenda, the National Coordinators of the
Facing geopolitical threats, economic volatility and severe effects of global climate crisis, cooperation in the Danube Region has become more important than ever. Working together across borders proves to be
The 9th Cohesion Report published by the European Commission on 27 March 2024 shows that the Cohesion Policy continues to narrow the gaps in EU regions and Member States. The
The Danube Strategy Point (DSP) invites interested parties to submit proposals for the Relaunching of the websites of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). To respond to this
The High-Level Group on the Future of Cohesion Policy has presented its strategic conclusions and recommendations in the final report “Forging a Sustainable Future Together: Cohesion for a Competitive and
The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. This year edition of the #EURegionsWeek (EWRC) will take place from 7-10
Update: Following a selection process, in line with the staffing procedure set up for the DSP, the position has been filled by Mr Raphael Sachs. Contact details available here.
As a continuation of the first meeting of the Danube Youth Organisations Network (DYON), on 7 December 2023, the members of the Task Force of the Danube Youth Council, as
After 47 youth organisations have indicated their interest in joining the Danube Youth Organisations Network (DYON), they met online today for the first time, to discuss their ideas for the
On 20 November 2023, the Austrian EUSDR Presidency and the Danube Strategy Point (DSP) organised a joint online working group meeting for the EUSDR National Coordinators (NCs) and Priority Area
The Slovenian EUSDR Presidency organised the Joint meeting of the National Coordinators and Priority Area Coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Danube region (EUSDR) in Portorož, 18 -19 September
The study on embedding CBC (Austrian) programmes in the Macro-Region Strategies is now available! The objectives of the study included preparing recommendations for a more active embedding of macro-regional strategies
The first thematic conference organised by the EUSDR Slovenian Presidency took place on 17 and 18 of May, in Brdo pri Kranju, focusing on the importance of developing future societies
On 16 May 2023, the Slovenian EUSDR Presidency held the annual meeting of the National Coordinators (NCs) of the EU Strategy for the Danube region (EUSDR) in Brdo pri Kranju
During the EU Macro-regional Strategies Week (EU MRS Week), which took place in Brussels from 24 to 28 April 2023, the Slovenian Presidency of the EUSDR chaired the 7th Meeting
After two days of online MRS stakeholders session, on April 26th, the opening session in hybrid format, enjoyed the presence of the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira,
For more than a decade the EU Macro-Regional Strategies (MRS) have been proving a successful way of improving the integration, cohesive development and trans-national cooperation of large regions across national
On 16 and 17 March 2023, Priority Area Coordinators (PACs) of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) met in Maribor. All 12 teams of PACs from 14 countries
The Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) created the Danubius Award in 2011, with the intention
The 4th EU Macro-Regional Strategies Week (EU MRS Week) will take place in hybrid format from 24-28 April 2023 in Brussels and online. Under the slogan transform to thrive, the
Dear friends of the Danube Strategy, Winter is fast approaching and almost 1 million Ukrainians are without energy supply. With energy companies running out of repair equipment to restore
▶ Do you know how to unlock the potential of EU macro-regional strategies cooperation for non-EU countries and regions? ▶ What is needed to empower countries for better involvement
The Ministers, responsible for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region met on 19 October 2022 on the occasion of the 11th Annual Forum of the EUSDR, jointly organised by
On 9 February 2022, the European Commission published the 8th Cohesion Report, presenting a first picture of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic at the regional level. It also shows
The Secretariat of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme announced the release of the Activity Report 2021 – Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme. Consistent
The EU MRS Week helps improve public understanding of the added value of MRS, it features debates about their future development, it coordinates exchanges and best practises among the four
All interested parties have the possibility to use the 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀) 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 in participation in the upcoming Horizon Europe Widening Calls. Any
This tool was built for regional planners as well as national planning institutions. It allows to analyse regions regarding various (relative) indicators in different spatial contexts and relations. The
The success of strategic cooperation in a transnational region depends on the degree to which certain social, economic and environmental factors are at almost the same level. And the functioning