1. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic The EU Danube Strategy A new instrument of Cohesion Policy after 2014 Implementation of projects: link between regional policy and the Danube Strategy meeting economic, environmental and energy criteria The Danube river as a pillar of above-standard cooperation among the Danube regions

2. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic Danube – a link between West and East – offering great potential Navigation – connectivity pillar of the Danube Strategy connecting regions and sub-regions across Europe (Black Sea, Danube and Baltic Sea regions) Belgrade Convention (1948) concerning the regime of navigation on the Danube Connection of he Danube to the Main and Rhine river (1992)

3. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic Preconditions for navigation on the Danube Technical conditions: depth, width, speed of water flow Construction of water works – backwatering Free navigation on the Danube Responsibility of particular riparian countries Current situation: insufficient use of the Danube for transportation Slovak rivers Váh and Moravia – connected to the Danube – meeting the connectivity objectives of the Danube Strategy

4. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic Backwatering – condition for energy production Production of energy in hydropower plants: respecting economic and environmental criteria The Danube river as route for energy resource supply for the European countries EU funds as a tool for implementation of the measures complying with the Danube Strategy

5. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic Other pillars of the Danube Strategy: A common strategy for tourism development Recreational potential of the Danube regions Development of cultural relationships as a basis for the transboundary cooperation

6. Bucharest, 20 January 2010 - Position of the Slovak Republic Five conferences in the preparation of the Danube Strategy under the EC „supervision“ April 2010 – a conference held by Austria and Slovakia – connectivity and transport as a main theme