5th European Conference of Danube Cities and Regions

The European Conference of the Danube Cities and Regions is the plenum of the Council of Danube Cities and Regions and takes place every two years in a Danube city that issues an invitation to the others. To date there have been four European Conferences of the Danube Cities and Regions: 2003 in Ulm, 2005 in Novi Sad, 2007 in Vidin (Bulgaria) and 2009 in Budapest.
The Council of Danube Cities and Regions (CoDCR) was founded on the occasion of the conference held in Budapest on 11th of June 2009. The CoDCR is entitled as a strategic partner from the European Commission by the development and implementation of the Strategy – particularly for the objective “Strengthening the Danube Region by step up institutional capacity and cooperation”.
The Fifth European Conference of the Danube Cities and Regions that took place in Belgrade, on June 2-3, 2011, was organised by the City of Belgrade and the Council of Danube Cities and Regions and gathered high-ranking politicians from towns and cities along the Danube, members of the governments of Danube countries and representatives of institutions associated with the Danube.
The conference was particularly important in the run-up to the final adoption of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region to happen on June 24, 2011 under the Hungarian Council Presidency.