The annual “Danube Transport Days” events organised at the European Parliament between 2016 and 2018 were initiated by Pro Danube with the aim to raise the awareness of the members of the European Parliament, the European Commission as well as of invited policy makers towards the innovation needs and the planned innovation activities in the Danube Region in relation to the inland waterway transport (IWT) sector. Targeted innovation of the Danube IWT sector shall steer to the modernization of this important sector and will result into a revitalised image of Danube transport among transport users, logistics service providers and the wider public.