partnerships
On 12 June 2026, the Falcone-Borsellino Programme for Central and South-Eastern Europe was officially launched at the CEI headquarters.
Deputy Secretary General, Ivana Pejović, participated in the 18th Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Annual Meeting, co-chaired with the Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Sofia on 9 June 2026.
Today CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas welcomed David Piegazki, Secretary General of the WB6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF) at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste.
On 19–20 February 2026, Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Király participated in the qAID Final Conference, held at the University of Trento.
On 17 February 2026, Deputy Secretary General Ivana Pejović paid a visit to the Secretary General of the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) Albert Hani on Sarajevo to further strengthen cooperation between the two regional organisations.
On 16 February 2026, the CEI - Executive Secretariat - a longstanding partner of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) - took part in the event marking the Organisations’s 18th anniversary in Sarajevo,
The CEI – Executive Secretariat expresses its deep sorrow at the passing of Ambassador Fabio Pigliapoco, who served the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) both as former Secretary General of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and later as Head of its Permanent Secretariat.
On 10-12 December 2025, the CEI – Executive Secretariat participated in the 8th Workshop for Young Diplomats from the BSEC Member States, held in Istanbul under the title “Building Tomorrow: Project Implementation for Sustainabl
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas took part in the annual Coordination Meeting of Regional Organisations, held this year in Sarajevo on 4 December and hosted by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under the thematic focus “SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CONNECTIVITY AMONG THE REGIONS: Enhancing sustainable and inclusive economic development for resilience th
The second Regional Workshop on the UPSHIFT Programme, organised by the CEI in collaboration with UNICEF, took place on 21 November 2025.
The CEI took part in the 25th Anniversary of the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI), celebrated in Sarajevo on 6–7 November 2025.
On 28 - 30 October 2025 the CEI – Executive Secretariat participated in the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC75), in Copenhagen together with ministers, senior officials and partners.
Today, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, welcomed the Executive Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), Michael Fazekas, at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste.
The CEI-Executive Secretariat participated in the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative (AII), held on 27 June 2025 in Ancona, Italy, an important milestone in advancing regional cooperation across the Adriatic-Ionian Region.
The CEI has recently participated (18 June 2025) in the conference Enhancing Road and Rail Connectivity in the Adriatic-Ionian Region in Portoroz, Slovenia organised by the Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce.
The CEI has recently participated (15 June 2025) in the Annual Meeting of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), held in Tirana under the Chairmanship-in-Office of Albania within the framework of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).
On 16 June the CEI-Executive Secretariat took part in the annual Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), held in Tirana and hosted by Albania as current Chair-in-Office.