The DANUrB Quality Label stands for and uses the rich cultural heritage, economic and social development, and strong community along the Danube River. This became evident at the DANUrB+ partner meeting, which took place for two days on May 20-21, 2021. It gathered online more than 40 participants from 19 partners’ organizations and 6 Danube countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia). Brainstorming has already started between the partners about its characteristics and features, branding elements, standardization for Danube Days, legal requirements, etc. Some good examples of quality labels were given from each country and there was a discussion about the most appropriate symbol, which has to be related to the Danube and will suit best the DANUrB+ slogan: “A Journey Connecting Communities”.

One of the organized online workshops was about the Danurbanity game, which aim is to create a group challenge, discussions and share facts and information about the Danube sites, through fun and multicolored playboard. The player should fill it in with most of its team’s fish scales (represented in a certain color), so to be proclaimed a winner. The game was originally designed for children, but it can be played by any age category. Some of the partners shared their vast experience using the game with children and students on the previously implemented DANUrB project.

Other workshops were about evaluation and selection of underused heritage sites to be valorized by the DANUrB+ action plans and defining a framework for working with stakeholder networks.

All the tasks and deliverables of the project were thoroughly discussed on the second day. Every partner had a chance to share what he has achieved until now and what are the future steps to be taken for the development of the certain responsibilities.

The first International DANUrB+ Partner Workshop in Sombor, Serbia is planned for 15th – 17th June 2021.  Several best practices will be presented, exclusive cultural tours in various Danube villages are planned, as well as a special Workshop for journalists to raise the awareness on the project’s objectives.

Stay tuned and follow us for further updates about the Workshop and all the project’s activities.

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DANUrB+ project was launched in July 2020 to activate underused cultural heritage and resources on the peripheral and border regions along the Danube River. It is co-financed by the Interreg Danube Transnational Program 2014-2020. The expected result is to increase local development and international tourist attractiveness.

Project co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF and IPA)