In 2018 Bulgaria is holding the rotating Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. On this occasion the 7th Annual Forum of the EUSDR was held in Sofia on October 18-19 with the focus on tourism development as a precondition to economic growth and territorial cohesion. 

DARLINGe project was present at the DTP Meeting Corner, where it disseminated to the Forum visitors, both some of the project  achievements as well as some of the outcomes already achieved in the other projects of Thematic Pole 8 (Sustainable Energy) (Energy Barge and 3Smart).