Croatia takes over EUSDR presidency

The Republic of Croatia assumed the Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at the EUSDR Annual Forum held in Sofia. Croatia will hold the Presidency from 1 January to 31 December 2027. Since the Strategy was established in 2011, Croatia has been actively involved in its work, and this will be the second time it has held the Presidency.
 
Croatia's Presidency programme for 2027 will focus on three key priorities: security and resilience, improved connectivity across the Danube Region, and support for the EU enlargement process. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs is coordinating the preparation of the programme and a detailed action plan, involving a number of state administration bodies. These documents will be submitted to the Government of the Republic of Croatia for adoption in the coming weeks.
 
The culmination and main event of Croatia's Presidency will be the Annual Forum, which, together with a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Danube Region, will be held in Croatia in early November 2027.
 
Following Croatia's successful Presidency of the MED9 in 2026, the EUSDR Presidency provides another opportunity for the country to further affirm and promote its Central European and Danube identity.
 
The Czech Republic will take over the Presidency following Croatia.

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