CEI Fund at the EBRD
The role of regional cooperation and development finance in supporting growth, connectivity and European integration across Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe was at the centre of a lecture delivered by Elisabetta Dovier, Programme Manager of the CEI Fund at the EBRD, within the framework of the “Non Solo Finanza” lecture ser
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.
The project Central European Initiative for Ukraine’s Future. Empowering Ukrainian Municipalities through Polish Expertise in Fund Management and Project Practices for Pre-Accession Readiness of Ukraine has successfully concluded after one year of implementation period (March 2025 – February 2026).
The Office for the CEI Fund at the EBRD has announced the approval of six Technical Cooperation (TC) projects financed by Italy through the Fund.
Rome, 19–23 January 2026.Regional cooperation among parliaments in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe continues to grow under the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) project, funded by Italy through the CEI Fund of the EBRD and implemented by the
The Office for the CEI Fund at the EBRD has announced the results of the 2025 Call for Proposals under the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP).
The project “Increasing Capacity of Research in Occupational and Environmental Health in the Republic of Moldova” has successfully concluded under the Know-How Exchange Programme (KEP), financed by Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD.
Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD is supporting the Know-how Exchange Programme project “CEI Support to Technology Transfer for Hospitals in Albania and North Macedonia (ALBAU-TT-CRO)”.
As Albania and Serbia continue on their path towards EU membership, strengthening sustainable urban governance is both a development priority and a strategic necessity. Local institutions play a central role in this process but often struggle to align their practices with European standards due to capacity gaps.
Yesterday, the project 'Resilience and Preservation: Security, Migration and Cultural Heritage Protection in Ukraine” kicked off at the University of Trieste's Gorizia campus with the Italian–Ukrainian Students' Joint Workshop, “Upheaval in Ukraine: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Ukraine Conflict”.
As Moldova progresses on its route towards EU entry, bolstering freedom of the press is both a democratic necessity and a strategic priority.
The project “Promoting Capacity Building in Serbia through the Transfer of Technical Knowledge and Environmental Protection Measures in the Beekeeping Sector” is advancing towards its goal of supporting sustainable beekeeping and environmental protection in Serbia.
Albania has reached an important milestone in the project “Capacity enhancing of the Albanian marine pollution preparedness and response system”.
The project “CEI Support to Strengthening the Parliaments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine, in the Context of the EU Accession” was officially kicked off on 28 July 2025.
We are glad to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐how Exchange Programme (KEP).
The second round of the CEI-EBRD Roadshow in the Western Balkans concluded today in Sarajevo.
The activities and programmes of the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by Italy, were at the centre of the high-level meeting held in Podgorica on 26 May. The event aimed to reflect on the Fund’s contribution to Montenegro’s EU integration achievements and broader regional development.
The final stop of the CEI-EBRD Roadshow in the Western Balkans took place in Tirana on 8 May 2025.