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Today, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, welcomed the Executive Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), Michael Fazekas, at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate has unanimously approved a resolution aimed at strengthening the Central Euopean Initiative.
On 26–27 June 2025, the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) participated in the fourth TREASURE project meeting in Bar, Montenegro.
The event brought together all project partners for two days of intensive discussions aimed at advancing innovative environmental remediation solutions in port areas.
The CEI-Executive Secretariat participated in the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative (AII), held on 27 June 2025 in Ancona, Italy, an important milestone in advancing regional cooperation across the Adriatic-Ionian Region.
The CEI has recently contributed to advancing maritime environmental governance in the Adriatic through a regional workshop held in Kotor, Montenegro on 25 June 2025.
The CEI has recently participated (18 June 2025) in the conference Enhancing Road and Rail Connectivity in the Adriatic-Ionian Region in Portoroz, Slovenia organised by the Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce.
The CEI participated in the 48th Plenary Meeting of the South-Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 17–18 June 2025.
The CEI has recently participated (15 June 2025) in the Annual Meeting of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), held in Tirana under the Chairmanship-in-Office of Albania within the framework of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).
CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, has concluded two days of intense and productive work in Rome, dedicated to institutional and political meetings focused on key European issues.
On 16 June the CEI-Executive Secretariat took part in the annual Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), held in Tirana and hosted by Albania as current Chair-in-Office.
The CEI was among the co-hosts of the International Conference “Higher Education Systems in the Mediterranean: Comparative Analysis and Development Opportunities”, organised by the University EMUNI on 12-13 June in Portorož, Slovenia.
On 13 June, the CEI - Executive Secretariat had the honour of hosting Minister Plenipotentiary Nicola Verola, Director General for Europe and International Trade Policy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for an institutional visit.
On 11 June 2025, CEI Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, met in Prague with Radek Rubeš, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
On 3 June, the CEI-Executive Secretariat hosted a conference titled "The European Union’s Future in the New World Order," which was jointly organised with the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy and the Central European Lawyers Initiative.
On 5 June 2025, the Committee of CEI National Coordinators (CNC) convened in Trieste for its third meeting under the Serbian CEI Presidency, hosted at the headquarters of the CEI-Executive Secretariat.
On 28-31 May, the 7th International Conference "Supporting young people and women, including Ukrainians, in the digitalization of rural tourism sector, exchange of experiences with other countries, respecting gender equality" was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) are proud to announce the 2025 Call for Applications.
The second round of the CEI-EBRD Roadshow in the Western Balkans concluded today in Sarajevo.