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The ADRIASPILL Conference 2026, held in Zadar (Croatia) on 21-23 April, brought together experts, institutions, and practitioners to address the prevention and response to marine pollution in the Adriatic Sea.
Support to Moldova’s European path and the strengthening of regional cooperation were at the centre of the meeting between Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popșoi, in Chișinău on 27 April 2026.
On 23 April 2026, Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Kiraly participated in the High-level Cyber Resilience Regional Forum, held in Bucharest under the aegis of the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub and the CEI Romanian Presidency 2026.
The 2026 edition of OBERMUN officially opened at the Teatro Rossetti in Trieste on April 17, 2026.
In its capacity as co-chair of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance, the CEI contributed to organising the workshop “Exploring the Nexus between Big Science and Science Diplomacy: An Open Debate on Existing Initiatives, Key Actors and Potential Synergies”, held in Prague on 9 April 2026.
Applications are now open for the 15th edition of the Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF), a CEI Flagship Event, which brings together emerging leaders in international politics from around the world.
The Final Conference of the CEI-led project SUSTANCE – Sustainable public transport solutions and innovative governance schemes for improving connectivity in Central Europe, funded under the Interreg Central Europe Programme 2021–2027, took place in Trieste on 24 March 2026.
We are glad to announce that our annual Call for Proposals of the CEI Cooperation Fund is open for applications!
From 23 to 26 March 2026, the CEI Secretariat attended the meetings of the Council of Europe Youth statutory bodies held in Budapest, notably the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ).
On 24 March 2026, CEI’s Secretary General Franco Dal Mas has been awarded the “Filo di Seta” Prize by the Fondazione Cinzia Vitale during the Gran Galà di Primavera held in Trieste.
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas strongly condemns the recent drone attack on the historic centre of Lviv, Ukraine, which resulted in damage to civilian buildings, 32 injured persons, and affected areas inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. He expressed his sincere solidarity with those injured and their families, wishing a swift recovery to all those affected.
A workshop held in Chișinău at the end of February 2026 marked an important step forward for the Media Advocacy Action for Moldova project, funded within the Know-how Exchange Programme financed by Italy.
Organised together with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Romanian CEI Presidency 2026, and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on 17 March 2026, the CEI celebrated the 30th Anniversary of its Executive Secretariat with a high-level Conference in Trieste, held under