Bulgaria Hands Over EU Danube Region Strategy Presidency to Croatia 2026

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Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Desislava Georgieva handed over the symbol of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, a ship’s wheel, to Kristina Bilic, State Secretary at Croatia’s Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, on Wednesday.
The handover, symbolically passing the presidency of the Strategy for 2027 to Croatia, took place during the closing ceremony of the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, held in Sofia on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Georgieva said that while presidencies change, the common course remains the same. She wished Croatia success and expressed Bulgaria’s continued support as an active and reliable partner.
Bilic said she was honoured to accept the ship’s wheel as a symbol of the responsibility Croatia would assume on January 1, 2027, when it takes over the rotating presidency for the second time. She said Croatia’s presidency would focus on jointly building security, stability and prosperity in the Danube Region. By working together, the countries could make the region stronger, better connected and more successful, she added.
Georgieva highlighted the Strategy’s greatest strength as its ability to bring together people who have ideas to exchange and work to accomplish together. She said the Danube offered many opportunities for joint initiatives and development.
She noted that over the 15 years since the Strategy’s launch, the participating countries had built partnerships, gained experience and established trust among countries and institutions in the region. She described this trust as the most valuable outcome of their long-term cooperation and a solid foundation for the future.
Georgieva stressed that chairing the Strategy in 2026 had been both an honour and a responsibility for Bulgaria. She said the Bulgarian presidency had sought to create opportunities for dialogue, bring together different perspectives and draw attention to the key issues that would shape the Danube Region’s agenda and development in the coming years.
According to Georgieva, a successful presidency is not the achievement of a single country but the result of the collective efforts of everyone involved in the Strategy. She said the participation of young people had been particularly encouraging, as they were essential to the Strategy’s future and the region’s development.
The Danube connects the countries geographically, but it is up to them to use those connections to safeguard their shared future, Georgieva concluded.

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