The European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) aims to develop the economic potential and improve the environmental conditions of the region. At the same time, it encourages long-term cooperation, both between local and regional authorities and between authorities, the private sector and NGOs, by generating projects for the development of the region.
The countries included in the Strategy are those covered by the Danube Cooperation Process: Germany (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Of these, eight are Member States of the European Union and the others are involved in various cooperation initiatives with the European Union, some of them with the declared aim of becoming members of the EU in the near or distant future.
Reference:
The EUSDR webpage of Interact Point Vienna
www.danube-region.eu
Directorate-General Regio (European Commission)
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperate/danube/index_en.cfm
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
www.icpdr.org/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
http://www.mae.ro/strategia-dunarii
Council of Danube Cities and Regions
http://www.codcr.com/
Northern Regional Development Agency
http://adrnord.md/
Centru Regional Development Agency
http://adrcentru.md/
Southern Regional Development Agency
http://adrsud.md/
DanubeAlliance Portal
http://www.eudanube.com/
Europe 2020 Strategy
http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm
Documents list:
Information about the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
Commission Communication on the EUSDR