On the 8th of June, our secretariat received a letter jointly signed by EC Vice-President Siim Kallas and Commissioner Johannes Hahn. The two commissioners expressed their gratitude to PDI for having brought the severe waterway maintenance problems on the Danube to the attention of the European Commission. Kallas and Hahn noted that the removal of obstacles to navigation is important for the economic development of the entire Danube region.  In order to ensure sufficient waterway maintenance the Commissioners have launched a political process which led to a Ministers meeting of all Danube states. The Steering Group of the EUSDR/Priority Area on Danube transport was tasked to coordinate concrete follow up measure. At the end of the letter, the commissioners mentioned that the input of the private sector would be essential for the EC actions. They explicitly invited PDI to make further contributions. The full letter can be downloaded here.