On 27 and 28 of January 2009 the EU-Commission has started an investigation on the Drava River in Croatia. Major goal: Investigation of the planned regulation works of Croatian Waters on the Lower Drava by two independent experts and the EC. First findings proved that the project is outdated and doesn´t fulfill international standards.

The experts recommended:
- not to go on with the project as it stands now due to its big deficits.
- to start an integrated planning approach which should target several issues incl. nature protection, water management and navigation on a equal basis and in line with international standards and EU law. An expert report will be issued soon.

The mission resulted from the recent NGO complaints to the EC about the regulation and extraction projects of Croatian Waters along the Drava and Mura Rivers.

See NGO complaint from 2008

Photo credit (Lower Drava River): Darko Grlica