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Danube River
The Danube River basin and its drainage network.
During World War II, free international navigation along the Danube River was interrupted by the hostilities of the conflict. This disruption effectively halted the established international oversight of the waterway, which had previously been managed by the international Danube Commission.1
A consensus regarding the resumption of navigation was not reached until the Danubian Convention of 1948. This new agreement significantly altered the governance of the river by providing for only the Danubian countries to participate in a reconstituted commission.1