Overview

Priority Areas of the EU strategy for the Danube Region and the role of Baden-Württemberg

The EUSDR establishes four main pillars:

  • Connecting the Danube Region,
  • Protecting the Environment in the Danube Region,
  • Building Prosperity in the Danube Region and
  • Strengthening the Danube Region.

Together with Croatia, Baden-Württemberg, represented by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, coordinates the priority area “Supporting the competitiveness of enterprises”.  The Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector is especially engaged in the working group “Environmental Technology and Energy” of Priority Area 8. 

Pillar 1: Connecting the Region

Pillar 1: Connecting the Region (Tabelle)

Priority Area   Participating countries
1 Mobility and multimodality

a) of inland waterways

b) rail, road and air


a) Austria and Romania

b) Slovenia and Serbia
2 Sustainable energy Hungary and the Czech Republic
3 Culture and tourism, People to People Bulgaria and Romania

Pillar 2: Protecting the Environment

Pillar 2: Protecting the Environment (Tabelle)

Priority Area   Participating countries
4 Water quality Hungary and Slovakia
5 Environmental risks Hungary and Rumania
6 Biodiversity, landscapes, air and soil quality Germany (Bavaria) and Croatia

Pillar 3: Building Prosperity

Pfeiler 3: Aufbau und Wohlstand im Donauraum (Tabelle)

Priority Area   Participating countries
7 Knowledge society Slovakia and Serbia
8 Competitiveness Germany (Baden-Württemberg) and Croatia
9 People and skills Austria und Moldova

Pillar 4: Strengthening the Region

Pfeiler 4: Stärkung des Donauraums (Tabelle)

Priority Area   Participating countries
10 Institutional Capacity and cooperation Austria (Vienna) und Slovenia
11 Security Germany und Bulgaria
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