The Danube River "passes" along the Bridge of Lovers in Sofia through 60 photos. The unique exhibition can be seen until 20 October. It is part of the closing event for the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region - the 7th Annual Forum and the Meeting of the Ministers responsible for Tourism in the Danube Region taking place on 18 and 19 October in the National Palace of Culture.
The exhibition presents 27 Danube projects. They illustrate what has been achieved through the joint efforts and cooperation in the Danube region to protect the natural and cultural heritage, to achieve sustainability in the tourism sector, to improve environmental risk prevention, water management, wetland restoration, networking of protected areas etc. The exposition also includes 29 photos from the Bulgarian section of the Danube River and awarded in the photo contest organised by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works "One river – dozens of paradise spots" on the occasion of the International Danube Day– 29 June. The aim is to show the added value of the Danube Strategy and to provide additional motivation to develop the cooperation for balanced, sustainable and inclusive growth of the region.
The Danube Region brings together 14 countries along the Danube River, 9 of which EU Member States: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria), Hungary, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Romania and 5 non-EU countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine. The EU Strategy for the Danube Region provides new opportunities to address the challenges and potential of the Danube Region and seeks to create synergies and coordination between existing policies and initiatives taking place across the Region.
