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Where most RBMPs in the first cycle of implementation of the WFD (by 22/12/2009) do not make a reference to the exemptions for the environmental objectives (EU 2000, Art. 4§7) there seems to be a lack of integration between water and energy policies (EC 2012c). Nevertheless, there are several examples on sustainable hydropower development, like in Austria (Koller-Kreimel, 2015) where a catalogue for water protection and use sets national criteria for new hydropower projects (BMLFUW 2012) and was developed in cooperation with 9 regional governments and stakeholders. Also for the Danube River Basin, guiding principles are adopted (ICPDR 2013), with attention for both existing and newly developed power plants. But up till today both water sector and energy sector are at risk to fail achieving the objectives and legal compliance without a cross-sectoral dialogue (Mair, 2015).