We are glad to announce the opening of the Call for Participants to join the Advanced training course "Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe", which will take place in Trieste and Gorizia (Italy) from 24 to 27 November 2026.

The 12th edition of the CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators, promoted by the Trieste Contemporanea Committee with the support of the CEI, took place at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice on 8 May during the pre-opening days of the Venice Art Biennale.

On 7 May 20206  a  delegation from the CEI - Executive Secretariat, led by Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, carried out a mission to London for a series of meetings at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The discussions focused on the coordination of activities under the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by Italy, and on future cooperation prospects across CEI Member States, with particular attention to the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova.

Held in Rome on 30 April 2026, the conference “Regional cooperation and the role of the Central European Initiative in EU enlargement: the Republic of Moldova’s path towards accession” organised by the Embassy of Romania and the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to the Italian Republic, in cooperation with the Istituto Luigi Sturzo, brought together high-level institutional representatives, diplomats, policymakers and experts.