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Slovenia Takes over the Presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
Slovenia has officially assumed the presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for 2025. Dr. Lidija Globevnik, Director-General of the Slovenian Water and Marine Directorate at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, succeeds the previous Slovak President, Vladimír Novák. The annual rotation of the presidency highlights the ICPDR's ongoing commitment to sustainable and coordinated water management in the Danube region.
Outgoing President Vladimir Novák (l.) handed over a symbolic bottle of Danube water to Lidija Globevnik (r.). / Picture: © ICPDR International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
The ceremonial handover occurred at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and was concluded with a reception at the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the United Nations, the OSCE, and other international organizations in Vienna. A special symbol of the event was the traditional handover of a bottle filled with Danube water from Vladimír Novák to his successor, Dr. Globevnik. This…
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