This section has been developed as supplementary support to the information provided on our website concerning policy development within the Danube region and especially in support of the information provided with the Danube Projects Inventory. The information is organised in three major sections:

I. Strategic Policy Documents
II. Documents Related to Infrastructure Funding
III. Reports, Recommendations and other Danube-related Documentation

In each section you will find documents organised by International/ National category and sometimes also by country. At this stage, emphasis has been put on documents specifically relevant for infrastructure development within the Danube. Unfortunately, not all references were available on an internationally spoken language, so in some cases only versions in the local language were provided. These cases are marked by the sign of the country after the respective link. We shall continue our efforts to provide references in other languages than the local ones. Suggestions on the completion and extension of this reference collection are more than welcome and should be send in written form to the SECI office.

I.                   Strategic policy documents

a.      International

European Union

• Community Guidelines for the Development of the Trans-European Transport Network as last amended by EC Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (1996)
• White Paper – European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide (2001)
• Trans-European Transport Network: TEN-T Priority Axes and Projects 2005 (2005)
• Communication from the Commission on the Promotion of Inland Waterway Transport "NAIADES": An Integrated European Action Programme for Inland Waterway Transport (2006)
• Keep Europe Moving – Sustainable Mobility for Our Continent: Mid-Term Review of the European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper (2006)
• A Sustainable Future for Transport: Towards an Integrated, Technology-Led and User-Friendly System (2009)

Regional

• Convention Regarding the Regime of Navigation on the Danube
• Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VII (the Danube)
• Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB)
• Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of the South East Europe Core Regional Transport Network (2004)
  
  
  b.      National 

Austria

• National Action Plan Danube Navigation (2006)
• Transport Master Plan Austria 2002 (2002)

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Transport Master Plan 2001-2020 (2001)

 Bulgaria

• National Program for the Development of Ports for Public Transport 2006-2015 (2006)
• Draft Strategy for the Development of the Transport System of the Republic of Bulgaria to 2020 (2009)
• Strategy for the Development of the Transport Infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria by 2015 (2006)
• Sustainable Development of the Transport System of the Republic of Bulgaria to 2020 (2007)
• General Transport Master Plan (in preparation)
• National Strategy for Integrated Development of the Infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria and Action Plan for the Period 2006-2015 (2006)
• Draft Sustainable Development Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria (2007)
• Draft Bulgarian Energy Strategy by 2020 (2008)

 Czech Republic

• Transport Policy of the Czech Republic for 2005-2013 (2005)
• General Transport Infrastructure Development Plan 2007-2013 (2006)
• Spatial Development Policy of the Czech Republic (2006)

 Germany

• Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2003 (2003)
• Master Plan Goods Transport and Logistics (2008)

 Croatia

• Transport Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia (1999), (HR)
• Physical Planning Programme of the Republic of Croatia (1999), (HR)
• Strategy for the Development of River Transport in the Republic of Croatia 2008-2018 (2008)
• Medium-Term Development Plan for Inland Waterways and Inland Ports of the Republic of Croatia (2009-2016) (2008), (HR)

Hungary

• Hungarian Transport Policy 2003–2015 (2004), (HU)

Moldova

• Concept for the Development of River Transport (2008), (MD)
• Concept for the Elaboration and Development of a National Network of International Transport Corridors until 2015
• National Development Strategy 2008–2011 (2007), (MD)

Romania

• Strategy for Sustainable Transport for the Period 2007–2013 and 2020, 2030 (2008), (RO)
• Draft General Transport Master Plan (GTMP) (2009), (RO)
• Integrated Strategic Plan for Transport and Infrastructure (2009), (RO)

Serbia

• Master Plan and Feasibility Study for Integrated Inland Waterways Transport in Serbia (2006)
• Development Strategy for Railway, Road, Water, Air and Intermodal Transport in the Republic of Serbia 2008-2015 (2008), (RS)
• General Transport Master Plan (in development)

Slovakia

• Concept for the Development of Waterway Transport (2000/2003), (SK)
• Concept for the Development of Combined Transport until 2010 (2001), (SK)
• Transport Policy of the Slovak Republic until 2015 (2005) ( SK  / EN )
• Energy Policy of the Slovak Republic (2006)
• General Program for the Implementation of NAIADES in the Slovak Republic (2009), (SK)

Ukraine

• Comprehensive Development of the Ukrainian Lower Danube Region for the Years 2004-2010 (2004)

II.                               Infrastructure funding-related documents

a.      International

European Union

• TEN-T Multi Annual Programme 2007-2013 (Priority Project 18: Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube inland waterway axis)

Regional

• South-East Europe Core Regional Transport Network Development Plan - Five Year Multi Annual Plan 2009 to 2013 (2008)

b.      National

Austria

None identified

Bosnia and Herzegovina

None identified

Bulgaria

• Operational Programme on Transport 2007-2013 (Sectoral) (2007)
• National ISPA Strategy Transport (2003)

Czech Republic

• Operational Programme Transport 2007-2013 (2007)
• Operational Programme Infrastructure 2004-2006 (2003), (CZ)

Germany

• Operational Programme Transport ERDF Federation 2007-2013 (2007)
• Operational Programme Transport Infrastructure ERDF Germany 2000-2006 (1999)
• German Economic Recovery Program and Draft Proposal for a Decision on the selection of projects for the Multi-annual Trans-European Transport Network programme 2008

Croatia

• Transport Operational Programme 2007-2009 (2007), (HR)
• National Strategy for the ISPA Programme – Transport Sector (2004)

Hungary

• Transport Operational Programme (2009)
• Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Operational Programme 2004-2006

Moldova

None identified

Romania

• Sectoral Operational Programme Transport 2007 - 2013

Serbia

None identified

Slovakia

• Operational Programme Transport 2007–2013 (2007)
• Operational Programme Basic Infrastructure 2004–2006 (2004), (SK)
• Strategy of the Slovak Republic for the Cohesion Fund 2004–2006 – Transport (2004), (SK)

Ukraine

None identified

III.                             Reports, Recommendations and other Danube-related Documentation

a.      International

• Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the E-Waterway Network “ Blue Book”, UNECE 2006

b.      European

• Annual Activity Report by the Coordinator Karla Peijs, European Coordinator for Inland Waterways (Priority Project 18: Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube, Priority Project 30: Seine-Scheldt) (2009)

c.      Regional

d.      National