IRIS Europe II as international multi-beneficiary project contributes significantly to fulfilling the objectives as laid down in Priority Area 1a of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region - to improve mobility and multimodality on inland waterways.Besides partners from the Rhine-Main-Scheldt region, all Danube countries are involved either as fully financed or as cooperation partners within IRIS Europe II. The beneficiaries of IRIS Europe II are the European Union Member States, represented by their Ministries of Transport.The main objectives of the project are the following:1. Further development and pilot implementation of national and international data exchange making use of multilateral legal agreements and this way providing services especially for logistical RIS users2. Contribution to the amendment of the technical specifications for RIS technologies and services and later on implementation of these technical specifications3. Participation in standardization of RIS services and technologies4. Pilot implementation of new RIS services and RIS technologies5. Feasibility studies outlining future services for RIS