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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending 10 million EUR to Ternopilelectrotrans, a municipal public transport operator in the city of Ternopil, an economic centre in western Ukraine.
The CEI Committee of National Coordinators Committee gathered in Belgrade on 27 February for their first meeting under the Serbian Presidency 2025.
Micro and Small Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of Moldova’s economy.
On 24 February 2025, in Tirana, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, met with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Igli Hasani.
The main topics of discussion were: the promotion of European integration, regional cooperation, the situation in Ukraine, sustainable development, and the strengthening of the CEI.
Local and international stakeholders gathered in Durres, Albania, on 19 February to discuss preservation, protection and exploitation of the marine environment, which is essential to support blue growth, and the wide range of sectors involved, from fishery, aquaculture, maritime transport, coastal, marine and maritime tourism.
On 14 February 2025, the CEI-Executive Secretariat participated in a seminar on “Territorial Cooperation in Europe and in the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia”, organised by the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Trieste.
Following his meetings in Belgrade and Bratislava, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas continued his international tour to the CEI Member States with a visit to Budapest where he held a constructive meeting with Péter Sztáray, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Energy Security.
On 13 February 2025, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Juraj Blanár, in Bratislava to present the priorities of the CEI and discuss cooperation with Slovakia.
On 11 February, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas took part in a coordination meeting at the Rectorate of the University of Udine, focused on the goal of making the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region (FVG) a model of resilience for Europe.
CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, attended the "Friends of the Western Balkans" ministerial meeting in Rome on 10 February 2025.
CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas has made his first international visit today to Serbia, holding this year’s CEI Presidency.
We are pleased to announce the availability of 23 scholarships for researchers whose abstracts will be accepted at the 10th STS Italia Conference "Technoscience for Good". The conference will take place at the Milan Polytechnic University on 11-13 June 2025.
The CEI-supported Trieste Film Festival, an event dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema, took place on January 16-24, 2025.
On 24 January 2024, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas welcomed the President of Finest, Alessandro Minon at the CEI - Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES).
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas took part in the Conference on the Western Balkans and their Path to Europe held at the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome on 14 January 2025.
In a recent interview, Senator Roberto Antonione, former CEI Secretary General reflected on his tenure and outlined the future prospects for the integration of the CEI Member States seeking to join the EU.