Serbia travel guide: Everything you need to know Hospitality, history, untouched landscapes and fantastic-value meet in this Eastern European gem The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Climate artefacts: How Nazi warships resurfaced in the Danube As water levels reached historically low levels across Europe in 2022, history emerged from its depths. Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2022
Ukrainian grains still using Danube as gateway to Romanian Black Sea port Ukraine continues to ship grain across the Danube to the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta even after some of its own ports reopened, and the new routes are likely to remain, the deputy chief of freight logistics group TTS said on Wednesday. Reuters · Sep 28, 2022
Rivers worldwide are running dry – here's why and what we can do about it Rivers around the world have been drying up recently. The Loire in France broke records in mid-August for its low water levels, while photos circulating online show the mighty Danube, Rhine, Yangtze and Colorado rivers all but reduced to trickles. The Conversation · Aug 30, 2022
Danube drought reveals parts of hidden WWII history The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of World War II history that had almost been forgotten The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Several parts of the world are in drought — revealing hidden treasures in dried-up riverbeds Severe conditions have revealed some incredible hidden treasures and pieces of history — from a World War II bomb to fossilised dinosaur tracks. ABC News · Aug 27, 2022
Drought reveals Nazi warship graveyard laden with explosives in the Danube river Ships laden with more than ‘10,000 explosive ordnance’ threatens shipping and fishery industries The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Low water levels on Danube reveal sunken WW2 German warships Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo. Reuters · Aug 19, 2022
Serbs wade in shrinking Danube as dredgers work flat-out Serbian sunseekers flocking to the riverside beaches of Novi Sad have adopted new pastime this summer - wading across a vast stretch of the Danube usually reserved for cargo barges and cruise ships. Reuters · Aug 17, 2022
Replica of Roman boat cruises the Danube A replica of a Roman-era boat of the kind that once sailed along the Danube from Germany to the river's delta at the Black Sea is cruising in Hungary this week, making stops along its journey in the Hungarian capital Budapest. Reuters · Aug 15, 2022
More than 130 grain ships stuck in Black Sea as talks start in Istanbul Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey seek deal to enable exports to pass on to the Danube The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Ukraine begins restoring Danube River ports in effort to beat Black Sea grain blockade Ukraine has begun restoring some of its long-disused river ports on the Danube to allow for grain exports amid Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022
Ukraine restores Danube River ports in emergency effort to get grain out Soviet-era ports being resuscitated but officials say only way to mitigate global hunger is to end Russia’s Black Sea blockade The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022
France's Macron sceptical on Russia Odesa grain deal, sees Romania option France's president said on Friday he saw little chance of an agreement with Russia for now to get grain out the Ukrainian port of Odesa, but said there were talks to regenerate rail routes linking Odesa to the Danube in Romania as an alternative. Reuters · Jun 17, 2022
Reuters · Apr 27, 2022 Russian attacks on key bridge may affect Ukraine's grain export plans Russia launched two missile strikes and damaged a strategic bridge in Ukraine's Odesa region, state railways and local officials said on Wednesday, an event that could affect Ukrainian plans to expand exports through Danube ports.
Reuters · Feb 2, 2022 Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time Setting a brisk pace, 79-year-old Peter Nogradi pounds the streets of a sleepy village by the Danube river each Wednesday, dropping a newsletter into mailboxes as part of a campaign by opponents of Hungary's Prime Minister ahead of April elections.