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The CEI-supported Trieste Film Festival -the leading Italian festival dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema and beyond - took place in Trieste on 19 - 27 January 2024.
Today, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione has received a visit from the new Consul General of Romania, Adina Lovin.
The event featured a diverse programme, including presentations on the historical evolution of mental health services in Trieste, roundtable discussions on international cooperation projects, and sessions dedicated to personalised projects, rehabilitation, social inclusion, and psychosocial support.
The final meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators concluding the Moldovan CEI Presidency was held at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste on 15 December.

An Expert Panel, under the theme "Transport Facilitation as a Powerful Tool to Boost Connectivity of CEI Region," unfolded at the CEI headquarters on 14 December.

The CEI-Executive Secretariat has recently participated in the Annual event hosted by the DG-ECHO on the state-of-play of Disaster Resiliance Societies research and innovation which took place in Brussels from 4-7 December 2023.

What are the benefits of investing in internationalisation and student mobility? This was the main topic of discussion at the CEI Headquarters on 12 December, during the international conference organised by ENAIP NET - an Italian Consortium that offers professional training and placement services - in the framework of the MoVET (Mobility for VET in Europe) project. 

The 17th Coordination Meeting of Regional Organizations took place in Ancona, Italy, on 5 December 2023, hosted by the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative (AII) Permanent Secretariat.

The IDEAHL project (Improving digital empowerment for active healthy living) made a significant impact at a recent high-level meeting in Brdo (Slovenia), aimed at strengthening healthcare systems in South-Eastern Europe and beyond.

The 23rd Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols (COP 23) is making waves as the CEI - Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) takes the spotlight with its contributions towards a prosperous, sustainable and safer Mediterranean.

It is with great sadness that the CEI shares the news of the passing of Ambassador Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri - an Italian diplomat who served as CEI Secretary General from January 2013 to December 2018.

The Committee of National Coordinators has recently approved the co-financing of  11 projects under the Know-how Exchange Programmes (KEP) supported by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by Italy.

After four years of mutual learning activities and project implementation fostering regional development and collaboration in 7 countries, the Accelerating SME Innovation Capacities with a Living Lab Approach (ACSELL) Interreg project has officially ended.

The three-day event under the title “Strengthening Primary Health Care models and family medicine in the Western Balkans” co-organised with the World Health Organization for Europe (WHO), concluded yesterday in Trieste.

Parliamentary Delegations from the CEI Member States attended the Parliamentary Assembly meeting held on 27 November 2023 in Chisinau under the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova.

The international conference, "Towards a Transnational Research Network on Solid Earth Science," was held in Trieste on 23 November, organised by the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS).

In the framework of the CEI Technical Cooperation Programme, Italy, through the CEI Fund at the EBRD, is financing a 500,000 EUR project to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups in Moldova in boosting their digitalisation, unlocking financing opportunities and enhancing their competitiveness.

With the overall purpose of creating a more sustainable impact on the promotion of economic growth, regional collaboration, peace and security throughout the Balkan countries, the Balkan Economic Forum was held in Tirana on 17 November, under the auspices of the CEI.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the CEI Member States convened in Chisinau on 22 November 2023, for their Annual Meeting under the Moldovan Presidency.

On 20 November in Trieste, the Maritime Directorate of Trieste, in collaboration with Slovenian and Croatian partners, successfully concluded a groundbreaking transnational anti-pollution exercise in the Northern Adriatic.

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