Danube Day 2008 in Bulgaria

Events in every Danube district will spread the Danube Day message far and wide in Bulgaria. Inspiring young people to consider the people and wildlife that depend on the Danube rivers is a central theme. Fun educational events and high-level meetings will highlight the message that real solutions to the rivers' problems can only be found if all the Danube nations work together.

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One River - 14 Countries - One Common Goal
Danube Art Master schools competition (from May 2008)
Ruse: Symposium on the Potential for Alternative Tourism (23-24 June 2008)
Danube Photo competition (until 15 September 2008)
Greet the Danube ship blast (29 June 2008; 14:00)
Further information
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One River - 14 Countries - One Common Goal

Under the slogan "One River - 14 Countries - One Common Goal" Bulgaria's Danube Day will get people thinking about, looking after and enjoying their Danube. Numerous workshops, seminars, sports events, fun competitions and exhibitions will take place in communities across the region. The governmental, non-governmental and private sectors are working to ensure that Danube Day secures positive action for the river.

Danube Art Master schools competition (from May 2008)

Children from across northern Bulgaria will be getting creative in the 2008 Danube Art Master competition. Every young person living in the Danube Basin is challenged to let their creativity run wild and make a piece of art inspired by their local river (and this year's theme in Bulgaria: "Together for Clean Water"). National winners will be invited to compete against the Danube Art Masters from the 13 other Danube Basin countries. Prizes will be awarded to the national and international winners and their creations will be shown in a special exhibition in Bulgaria in October. It's time to get creative and win a prize!

Ruse: Symposium on the Potential for Alternative Tourism (23-24 June 2008)

Ministerial and local government officials, MEPs and experts from the tourism industry and Danube organisations will gather for an international symposium on "Danube Regions' Competitive Advantage - Potential for Alternative Tourism Development" in Ruse. Download the programme for more details.
Programme for Ruse Danube Tourism Symposium 122.99 KB

Danube Photo competition (until 15 September 2008)

Enter the basin-wide Danube Photographic Competition, organised by the International Friends of Nature, and your work could be exhibited at the UN Headquarters in Vienna and toured across the Danube countries.

Greet the Danube ship blast (29 June 2008; 14:00)

The sound of ship horns will reverberate across the Danube Basin at 14:00 on Danube Day, as Danube workers pay a very special tribute to their river. The annual Greet the Danube horn blast will see ships along the Danube from Germany to Ukraine simultaneously sound their horns in a salute to the rivers.

Further information

Download the fact sheet below for more details about the events and organisers.
Danube Day in Bulgaria fact sheet 45.85 KB

For the latest news, please contact:
Ivan Kalamerov of the Danube River Basin Directorate of Pleven Tel: +359 64 885 132; email: dunavbd [at] bddr [dot] org. See also the web links below.

For Danube Art Master details, contact Milena Dimitrova of the Centre for Environmental Information & Education (CEIE). Tel: +359 2 8669047; email: milena [at] ceie [dot] org.