Economic growth

Economic growth
Mon, 27/09/2021

CEI supports EBRD in helping develop sustainable tourism in Albania

Tourism is a way to help open up the beauty of Albania both to its own citizens and worldwide; it brings about many opportunities to the local economy: additional income, more business, and new jobs.

technical cooperation
Economic growth
Fri, 24/09/2021

CEI-funded study looks at impact on use of public transport due to COVID-19 pandemic in Western Balkans

The research found that changes in mobility behaviour patterns have negatively affected the business operations of public transport operators in all of the analysed cities and will almost certainly continue to negatively affect them.
technical cooperation
transport
Economic growth
Tue, 04/05/2021

Large regional investors and associations forum held online

The second of the three conferences under the CEI post-Covid Economic Recovery Dialogue Forum was successfully held on 29 April. The event was organised by the CEI-Executive Secretariat in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Economic Dimension
Economic growth
Fri, 26/03/2021

COVID-19 pandemic calls for a long-term vision of economic recovery

What can governments do to make the economic policy more crisis resilient? The CEI-Executive Secretariat, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Montenegrin CEI Presidency recently held an online Chief Economists’ Forum that revolved around this question.

Economic growth
Mon, 22/03/2021

ICARUS Enlarged Transfer Programme: Registration Open!

The ICARUS Project has set up a training programme - the Enlarged Transfer Programme (ETP) -  in order to give non-partner institutions the chance to get insights and specific training on mobility issues.
ICARUS
EU projects
Economic growth
Tue, 15/12/2020

Inter-Connect: three-year project concludes with tangible intermodal solutions

The partners of the Inter-Connect project (Intermodality Promotion and Rail Renaissance in Adriatic -Ionian Region), funded under the INTERREG ADRION Programme,  virtually gathered for their final conference on 10 December 2020.
EU projects
inter-connect
Economic growth
Thu, 03/12/2020

ADRIPASS Final Conference: strategies and tools to reduce cross-border obstacles

After three years of successful implementation, the partnership of the ADRIPASS project (Integrating multimodal connections in the Adriatic Ionian Region), funded under the INTERREG ADRION Programme and led by the Central European Initiative - Executive Secretariat, virtually gathered on 2 December for their final conference.
ADRIPASS
EU projects
Economic growth
Tue, 01/12/2020

Active participation in BLUE_BOOST Final Conference

On 27 November the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) actively participated in the virtual final conference of the BLUE_BOOST project, entitled Boosting the innovation potential of Blue Economy.
blue_boost
EU projects
Economic growth
Tue, 01/12/2020

From local stores to e-commerce: MSMEs in North Macedonia step up their game

The North Macedonian association of businesses and consultancies Kreacija has been able to level up the digital capacities of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country thanks to the financial support granted through the CEI COVID-19 Extraordinary Call. 
COVID-19 Extraordinary Call
Cooperation fund
Economic growth
Fri, 27/11/2020

CEI Fund at the EBRD supports technical cooperation for energy, transport and capacity building in Western Balkans

With a total contribution of EUR 470,000, the CEI Fund at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has enabled the implementation of four Technical Cooperation Projects in the Western Balkans in the areas of energy, transport and capacity building.

technical cooperation
EBRD
Economic growth
Wed, 18/11/2020

CEI joins Working Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture from South-Eastern Europe

The Ministers of Agriculture from South-Eastern Europe organised by Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and the Regional Development Standing Working Group (SWG), virtually gathered for their 14th Annual Working Meeting on 17 November.  
Economic growth
Thu, 30/07/2020

CEI-led MIMOSA project officially launched

Yesterday the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) chaired the kick-off meeting and first steering committee meeting of the newly launched MIMOSA (Maritime and multimodal sustainable passenger transport solutions and services).
EU projects
MIMOSA
Economic growth
Fri, 19/06/2020

FORTIS: online workshop on procedure harmonisation in the field of vehicle registration between Italy and Slovenia

In the framework of the FORTIS project on 17-18 June, the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia organised an online workshop on the harmonisation of administrative procedures between Italy and Slovenia in the fields of vehicle registration, licensing and emergency management.
FORTIS
EU projects
Economic growth
Wed, 20/05/2020

MIMOSA: new cross-border project led by CEI-ES approved

The Project MIMOSA (MarItime and MultimOdal Sustainable pAssenger transport solutions and services) - led by the CEI-ES in cooperation with 17 other project partners from Italy and Croatia - has recently been approved under the Interreg Italy-Croatia CBC Programme strategic call.
EU projects
MIMOSA
Economic growth
Wed, 11/03/2020

FORTIS Kick-off meeting: strengthening institutional cross-border cooperation for innovative public transport solutions and motor vehicle office procedures

The FORTIS project - supported under the Interreg Italy - Slovenia Programme 2014 - 2020 - was officially launched on 9 March.
FORTIS
EU projects
Economic growth
Fri, 06/03/2020

Policy discussion – “Will the last person to leave, turn out the lights? – tackling demographic challenges in the Western Balkans”?

A policy discussion on demographic challenges in the Western Balkans was organised by the Slovene Centre for European Perspective (CEP) under its flagship youth project, the Young Bled Strategic Forum in cooperation with the CEI-Executive Secretariat.
Economic growth
Thu, 13/02/2020

CONNECT2CE: signing of MoU for improvement of services in international trains operating between Croatia and Slovenia

Developing joint and innovative measures to improve services in cross-border trains operated by HZPP and SZPP between Slovenia and Croatia. This is the main goal of the recently signed MoU between the two parties in Zagreb on 12 February.

EU projects
CONNECT2CE
smart communities
green growth
Economic growth
Tue, 21/01/2020

Inter-Connect: 5th Steering Committee held in Ljubljana

On 15-16 January, The Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region (RRA-LUR) hosted the 5th Steering Committee meeting of the Inter-Connect project at the City hall of Ljubljana.

inter-connect
EU projects
archive
Economic growth
Mon, 09/12/2019

CONNECT2CE: new prolongation of cross-border integrated public transport service Trieste-Ljubljana

On 9 December 2019, Trieste Trasporti and Slovenske Železnice (Slovenian railways) signed the amendment of the agreement for the extension of the cross-border integrated public transport service (bus/train) between Trieste and Ljubljana, at the CEI headquarters.
EU projects
CONNECT2CE
Economic growth
Fri, 06/12/2019

Seminar on Adriatic ports facilitation and logistics: how to unlock potential of inter-modality in Western Balkans

On 4 December, over 40 officers of the Transport ministries of the Western Balkan Countries, senior regional officials, Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum- Trieste and representatives of Ports and transport operators gathered at the CEI HQ to attend the Seminar on “the Adriatic Ports facilitation and logistics: how to unlock the potential of inter-modality in the Western Balkans”.