More than 100 experts from Central and East European Countries came together on 14th November 2018 at the Hotel Sheraton in Novi Sad and on 15th November 2018 at the Port Authority/ Agency for Inland Waterways in Vukovar for the Transnational Workshops on Capacity Building and Know-How Transfer of the Danube-Black Sea (DBS) Gateway Region project. The workshops were organised by the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences and the Port Authority Vukovar together with Freeport of Budapest Logistics Ltd.

Topics discussed focused on:

• Existing funding instruments for the implementation of relevant projects supporting the development of the DBS Gateway Region (including best practice examples!)
• Cooperation Strategy for long-term collaboration of relevant stakeholders in the DBS Gateway Region

Presentations of the workshops are available for download here:

EU project "DBS Gateway Region"

Funding Guideline – Overview of the Existing Funding Instruments for the Development Projects in the DBS Region

Funding of the Port Development Projects, experiences from Austria

Funding of the Port Development Projects, experiences from Hungary

Funding of the Port Development Projects, experiences from Croatia

DBS Cooperation Platform based on the Platform Strategy and the expected services

Good practice on the operation of an EGTC Platform

Business Model Canvas of the Cooperation Platform Strategy

The general presentations were complemented by working groups and exchange of experience between representatives from Transport Ministries, local and regional authorities, Danube and Black Sea ports, special interest groups, research institutions and universities as well as private companies.

It was a unique opportunity to connect with key stakeholders in the region!