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European Council Gives Green Light to EU Strategy for the Danube Region
14.04.2011
Member States’ ministers for EU affairs adopted the Council’s conclusions about the Danube Region Strategy on 13 April 2011.
In its meeting held in Luxembourg on 13 April 2011, the General Affairs Council approved the conclusions about the Danube Region Strategy developed by the Hungarian Presidency in recent months.
The "three Yes"
In particular the Council adopted the "three Yes" that will complement the existing "three Nos":
- No new institutions
- No new legislation
- No new financing
- Yes: Better alignment of funding
- Yes: More efficient coordination of instruments
- Yes: New ideas
The next step will be the formal endorsement of the strategy by the heads of state in June.
Source: http://www.eu2011.hu/news/council-gave-green-light-danube-strategy
