Joint Statement Adopted by the 9th EU Strategy for the Danube Region Speakers Conference, 18-19 March 2024, Vienna - EUSDR

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The 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗨 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 was organised in Vienna, Austria, 18-19 March 2024, by the Austrian Parliament and the Austrian EUSDR Presidency.

The agenda included three sessions for discussion:
▶ Security in the Danube Region
▶ Education for democracy
▶ The Danube Region as a Cultural, Natural and Science Area

The conference closed with the adoption of the Joint Statement adopted by the 9th EU Strategy for the Danube Region Speakers Conference. The Joint Statement underlined the values of the EU of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights; reaffirmed the conclusions of the report from the European Commission on the implementation of the EU macro-regional strategies of 27 June 2023; and acknowledged the conclusions drawn by the Joint Statement of the Ministers Responsible for the Implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region of, 24 October 2023, especially concerning its call for a revival of the annual Danube Parliamentary Conferences as one of the main tools for enhancing the political commitment and visibility of the EUSDR.