Danube
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River transport
The Danube is running dry
26 October 2011NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam -
Europe / Asia
Stalin’s dream to come true
7 October 2010PresseuropRomânia libera -
2 February 2010PresseuropRomânia libera
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Macroregions
Europe flows west to east
23 October 2009La Vanguardia Barcelona
The Danube, Europe's second longest river, is one of the most poorly navigable rivers on the continent. Despite the EU’s Danube Strategy, the summer drought has resulted in even lower water levels, resulting in an enormous traffic jam. 
20 years after the Iron Curtain came down, Europe still has its sights set more on the East than on the South. The EU regards the Baltic, the Danube and even the Black Sea as priority macroregions, sidelining the Mediterranean, which is sundered by huge social and economic imbalances between its two shores.