The 7th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region is coming up!

The 7th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) will take place on 18-19 October 2018, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is jointly organised by Bulgarian Presidency of the EUSDR and the European Commission (Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy).

The Annual Forum will cover topics of particular importance for the Danube region related to preservation of cultural and historical heritage, new technologies and digitalisation in tourism sector, ensuring safety and security in tourism, transport connectivity and mobility. Issues related to synergy and consistency between EU macro-regional strategies for achieving the common objectives of the EU and for the future of those strategies after 2020 will also be referred to. Two parallel thematic sessions on sustainable tourism mobility and security in public spaces and an open-air exhibition have been scheduled as well.

Ministers of tourism and culture of the 14 countries along the Danube River will also meet at the margins of the Forum and adopt a joint statement renewing the political support to the Strategy.

The registration for the Annual Forum will open on 1 August 2018. Further information on the event will be available soon on the EUSDR website.