More than 60 experts from Central and Eastern Europe took part in the Kick-Off Conference on the project Danube-Black Sea Gateway Region – Regional and Transport Development in the Danube-Black Sea Region towards a Transnational Multiport Gateway Region – DBS Gateway Region. The event was held today at the Best Western Hotel Expo in Sofia. <\/p>\n\n
The conference was opened by Mr. Anguel Zabourtov, Director General of Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company and Mr. Werner Peherstorfer, Director \u201cTransport\u201d Regional Government of Lower Austria.<\/p>\n\n
The project aims to improve and strengthen cooperation between the Danube and Black Sea ports, port authorities, business agencies, universities, enterprises, freight forwarders and other strategic actors. This in turn will increase the attractiveness of the waterway transport system in the Danube and Black Sea region. The aim is for the region to become a \u201cgateway\u2019 connecting Central Europe and the Black sea to the Caspian Sea and the Far East. <\/p>\n\n
Organizers of the Conference are the Regional Government of Lower Austria \u2013 Lead Partner of the project, Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Co. \u2013 hosted the conference and TINA Vienna, a partner in the project. The project is funded by the Transnational Cooperation Programme \u201cDanube\u201d 2014 – 2020. <\/p>\n\n