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 the Western Balkans move forward on their EU path, the fight against corruption remains central to democratic consolidation and institutional reform.
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.
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.
A new Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) project financed by Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD and titled CEI for Ukraine’s Future. Empowering Ukrainian Municipalities through Polish Expertise in Fund Management and Project Practices for Pre-Accession Readiness of Ukraine has commenced in March this year.
The Office for the CEI Fund at the EBRD has announced the results of its 2024 Call for Proposals under the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP). The initiative provides financial support to projects that align with the goals of the CEI, focusing on fostering regional cooperation, capacity-building, and sustainable development across Central and Southeastern Europe.
On 10 October 2024, Sarajevo hosted the Workshop “Best Practices from EU Policies and Strategies to Achieve a Sustainable Blue Economy: What Path for Bosnia and Herzegovina?”, which underscored a strategic collaboration between TRUE BLUE and ASAP, two CEI projects.
By co‐financing capacity building, institutional development and technical assistance projects, the Programme is a development instrument aimed at promoting regional cooperation and boosting the EU integration process.
From 10 to 14 June 2024, 15 officials from public administrations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro joined the training of trainers organised in the framework of the project TRUE BLUE - CEI support to Training and Research to Unlock and Enhance the potential of sustainable BLUE Economy for regional cooperation and EU integration.
On 27 February, the partners of the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) project titled “Assessing the effectiveness and affordability of tariff-setting methodologies in covering drinking water and wastewater services costs in the Western Balkans” gathered in Brussels to present the results achieved in the framework of this capacity building action.
The Committee of National Coordinators has recently approved the co-financing of 11 projects under the Know-how Exchange Programmes (KEP) supported by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by Italy.
The Luiss School of Government and the Luiss School of Law brought a delegation of public officials from North Macedonia to Rome on 4-8 September to participate in a course on preventing and combating corruption in public administration.
Representatives of the national water regulators of Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia met in Brussels on 4-5 May, in the framework of the official launch of the project “Assessing the effectiveness and affordability of tariff-setting methodologies in covering drinking water and wastewater services costs in the Western Balkans” financed by Italy under the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme.
The KEP Project "Supporting the Albanian Regulatory Authority to improve the efficiency of the wholesale electricity market" started with a launch event and workshop in Tirana on 29-30 March.
The project "Bio.Re.Goal - To enhance the institutional and regulatory framework for organic food production in Albania" concluded its activities yesterday 3 February, with an international conference at Rogner Hotel in Tirana.
The Know-how Exchange Programme project financed by Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD successfully concluded its activities yesterday, during a virtual conference where results were presented to sector stakeholders in the two target countries.
The Committee of National Coordinators has recently approved the co-financing of 7 projects under the Know-how Exchange Programmes (KEP) supported by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by Italy.