Over 900 delegates from Bulgaria and another 30 countries of Europe took part in the 7th Annual Forum of the Strategy
Bulgaria handed over the rotating Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region to Romania. Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Denitsa Nikolova, who is National Coordinator of the Strategy, handed over the symbol of the Presidency - a ship's wheel, to Victor Negrescu, Romania's Minister Delegate for European Affairs. The 7th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, as well as the Bulgarian Presidency of the Strategy, ended with the official ceremony. With over 900 delegates from all over Europe in the course of two days we have been able to take account of the significant progress of the Danube Strategy, its achievements and future development in the context of the next EU’s programming period after 2020 in order to make the coasts of the Danube River even closer”, Deputy Minister Nikolova said.