The River Prut is the setting for Danube Day in Moldova with a variety of events in the north east of the country. Glodeni, Riscani and Edinets will mark Danube Day with activities to interest everyone: from public festivities to professional meetings; art competitions to cross-border cultural activities. Covering both local and international aspects, Danube Day will celebrate, and plan for, a sustainable future for the region.

Glodeni, Riscani & Edinets: Official opening (28 May 2008; 10:00-11:00)

Moldova's Danube Day will begin with an official opening by the Chairman of Glodeni District and representatives for the Ministers of Ecology and Culture, celebrating 15 years of Danube Basin activities.

Glodeni, Riscani & Edinets: Meeting to discuss water infrastructure (28 May 2008; 11:00-12:30)

High-level decision-makers including Ministry staff, local mayors, NGO representatives and others will meet to review and discuss the development of water infrastructure in the region.

Butesti Stinca: Prut River Festival (28 May 2008; 12:30-15:00)

Residents from 5 local communities and visitors from Romania will be treated to an afternoon of folk music, art and traditions. Symbolically reaching across the river to Romania, artists from Botosani will join the festivities. Professionals will also be on hand to speak about the sustainable use of the Prut and Danube Rivers.

Danube Art Master schools competition (ongoing)

The event will see the culmination of Moldova's 2008 search for its young Danube Art Master. Part of a basin-wide event, pupils are invited to let their creativity run wild and make a piece of environmental art inspired by their river. Children are encouraged to think about how the river can continue to be used without detriment to the people and wildlife that rely on it. The talented winners will present their creations at the Prut River Festival.

Padurea Domneasca: Meeting on sustainable development (28 May 2008; 15:30 - 17:00)

The rest of the day will be devoted to a meeting to discuss the sustainable development of the Padurea Domneasca Protected Area.

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)

At 14:00 on the 29^th June, the sound of ship horns will reverberate across the Danube Basin as Danube workers pay a very special tribute to their river. The annual Greet the Danube horn blast will see ships along the Danube rivers 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 Moldova fact sheet 42.55 KB
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