Governmental Dimension
On 20 May 2025, CEI Secretary General Hon. Franco Dal Mas, met in Skopje with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski.
As part of his ongoing round of political consultations with representatives of the CEI Member States, Secretary General. Hon. Franco Dal Mas, visited Ljubljana on 5 May, where he met with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Tanja Fajon.
Last October the CEI was granted observer status at the intergovernmental committees of the Council of Europe’s Youth Department.
During an official visit to Zagreb, CEI Secretary General Hon. Franco Dal Mas, met with the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić-Radman.
CEI Secretary General Hon. Franco Dal Mas, paid an official visit to Podgorica on 2 April, where he met with the Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ervin Ibrahimović.
On 26 March 2025, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Antonio Tajani, paid an official visit to the CEI - Executive Secretariat.
On 24 March 2025, the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy), Hon. Maria Tripodi, paid an institutional visit to the CEI - Executive Secretariat.
During the meeting, Undersecretary Tripodi held discussions with the Secretary General of the CEI, Hon. Franco Dal Mas, and the Secretariat team.
The CEI Committee of National Coordinators Committee gathered in Belgrade on 27 February for their first meeting under the Serbian Presidency 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On 6 December 2024 the UN General Assembly, recalling its resolution 66/111 of 9 December 2011 by which it granted observer status to the CEI, adopted the Resolution on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Central European Initiative by a recorded vote of 114 in favour, 10 against with 26 abstentions.
A delegation from the CEI-Executive Secretariat, led by Secretary General, Roberto Antonione, visited Belgrade on 3 December 2024 for consultations on next year’s CEI Presidency under the Republic of Serbia. The Secretary General designate, Franco Dal Mas, was also present.
On 20 November, 2024, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CEI Member States convened in Tirana for their Annual Meeting. The gathering was held back to back with the last Committee of National Coordinators Meeting for 2024 under the Albanian Presidency.