Danubius International Conferences, 2nd International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity
Lower Danube in European Continent Geopolitics
Last modified: 2012-05-29
Abstract
Lower Danube is a constituent element of one part of Eastern Europe, namely the South-Eastern European area, facilitating the Euro-Mediterranean relations with the Ukrainian-Russian space and the Black Sea area with the Central Europe (Middle Danube). The geographical component regards the privileged position in military and economic terms which required a significant interest of the imperial powers. Danube became an object of dispute since the navigation on the river arms have taken on major economic significance, such as the major imperial powers and not only, they have the directed actions towards the annexation policy. Spiritual cultural component has imposed because the Lower Danube was and is situated at the crossroads of more cultural areas, their mediation generating a unique synthesis. The study aims at consolidating the two components in order to continue a specific geopolitical area of the Lower Danube.
