Bosnia takes over presidency of EU Danube Region Strategy

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 9 - Bosnia and Herzegovina has replaced Austria as the annual president of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (Eusdr). According to Sarajevo media, the handover ceremony took place on the sidelines of a meeting today in Vienna between Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, specifically economic cooperation, Bosnia and Herzegovina's prospects for European integration, and the situation in the Balkans. Eusdr is a macro-regional strategy developed by Danube region countries and the EU Commission to address common challenges. (ANSA).