05/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - Committee of the Regions (CoR) approves Danube strategy. At its plenary session in Brussels on 31 March, the CoR adopted the opinion by Wolfgang Reinhart (EPP, Germany), Baden-Württemberg Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs, on the strategy for the Danube region. Committee members welcomed the Commission proposal's focus on the four pillars of connectivity (putting links in place), protecting the environment, bringing prosperity, and security. They noted that, to achieve these objectives, closer cooperation among national, regional and local levels would be decisive (see EUROPE 10308). For information, go to: http://www.cor.europa.eu (G.B./transl.rt)