Presidency

Presidency
Thu, 17/06/2021

Parliamentary Dimension: Parliamentary Committee on health care equality and solidarity mechanisms

The Parliamentary Committee of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension met on 15 June for an online meeting under the title “Promotion of equality and solidarity mechanisms in health care

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Parliamentary Dimension
Presidency
Fri, 28/05/2021

2nd CNC Meeting under Montenegrin Presidency: an exchange of views with reps of European Commission and Parliament

The second meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the CEI Montenegrin Presidency 2021 was virtually held on 27 May.

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Presidency
Mon, 26/04/2021

Parliamentary Dimension: General Committee on Cultural Affairs virtually meets in Budapest

The Hungarian Chairmanship of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension (PD) General Committee on Cultural Affairs organised a meeting on 21 April, hosted by the Hungarian National Assembly with remote participation of Parliamentary Delegations of CEI Member States.
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Parliamentary Dimension
Presidency
Thu, 25/03/2021

CEI dialogue on SDGs’ Decade of Action

On 24 march, the CEI-Executive Secretariat and the Montenegrin CEI Presidency jointly organised an online event, “SDGs Decade of Action – Exchange of Experiences, Best Practices a

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Presidency
Thu, 25/02/2021

Priorities of Montenegrin Presidency: pandemic recovery, strengthened connectivity, scientific cooperation and environmental protection 

Opened by Minister of Foreign Affairs Đorđe Radulović, the 1st online Committee of National Coordinators Meeting under the Montenegrin CEI Presidency 2021 (24 February) presented the priorities and programme of events envisaged for this year.   
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Presidency
Tue, 22/12/2020

Women in the frontline of pandemic: a new driving seat towards recovery in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

The Montenegrin CEI Presidency 2020 and the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), in cooperation with the UNDP in Montenegro, held a virtual conference on 21 December focused on the

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Presidency
Wed, 25/11/2020

UNGA adopts resolution on cooperation between United Nations and Central European Initiative

On 23 November 2020 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”.
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Presidency
Mon, 18/05/2020

Heads of Government adopt Joint Statement on solidarity and cooperation in response to COVID-19

The CEI Heads of Government held an Extraordinary Virtual Meeting to address the COVID-19 emergency on 15 May chaired by Duško Marković, Prime Minister of Montenegro. Opening statements were also delivered by Roberto Antonione, CEI Secretary General, and Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe.
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Montenegrin Presidency
Presidency
Mon, 11/05/2020

Second meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators under CEI Montenegrin Presidency

The second meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the CEI Montenegrin Presidency was virtually held on 8 May.

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Presidency
Fri, 14/02/2020

First CNC Meeting under Montenegrin Presidency

The first meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the Montenegrin CEI Presidency took place in Podgorica on 12 February.<

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Montenegrin Presidency
secretariat
Governmental Dimension
Presidency
Fri, 20/12/2019

Heads of Government meet in Rome for annual CEI Summit: focus on enlargement & economic integration

The Heads of Government of the CEI Member States or their representatives as well as high-level representatives of international and regional organisations and institutions gathered in Rome on 19 December for the concluding event of the Italian CEI Presidency, the CEI Summit.
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Italian/Presidency
Governmental Dimension
Presidency
Thu, 19/12/2019

Public Health Alliance Central Eastern Europe Summit successfully held in Rome

On 18 December, around 50 delegates from 20 countries gathered in Rome - at the premises of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISS (Italian National Public Health Institute) - to participate in the Summit of the Public Health Alliance Central Eastern Europe (PHACEE) supported under the Italian CEI Presidency.
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Governmental Dimension
Italian/Presidency
Economic growth
Presidency
Tue, 19/11/2019

Business and experts forum on infrastructural and multimodal connectivity successfully held in Milan

Around 150 participants from public institutions, enterprises, banks, the European Commission and experts from CEI Member States, gathered in Milan on 15 November for the CEI Business and Experts Forum “Infrastructural and multimodal connectivity as factor of development and integration”.
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Economic Dimension
Economic growth
Presidency
Mon, 14/10/2019

Dialogue forum on youth: raising awareness on main challenges

On 10-11 October, the Istituto Affari Internazionali and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, organised a CEI Dialogue Forum on Youth in Rome, under the Italian CEI Presidency.
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Youth
Italian/Presidency
Presidency
Thu, 26/09/2019

Ministerial Working Lunch in New York: focus on 2030 AGENDA and youth empowerment

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CEI Member States gathered in New York on 25 September 2019 for their traditional meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (74th Session).
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Governmental Dimension
Italian/Presidency
Presidency
Thu, 18/07/2019

CEI side-event at UN: best practices of regional cooperation for strengthening synergies and supporting global multilateral actions

Yesterday 17 July 2019, on the occasion of the UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2019, the Central European Initiative – Executive Secretariat, in cooperation with the CEI Italian Presidency, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN, organised a side-event on  “The contribution of regional cooperation and partnerships to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: the experience of the Central European initiative (CEI)“.
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Governmental Dimension
Italian/Presidency
Presidency
Wed, 12/06/2019

CEI Ministers of Foreign Affairs discuss in Trieste CEI’s common vision for the future

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CEI Member States held their annual meeting in Trieste (Italy) on 12 June 2019 under the Italian CEI Presidency. The gathering - entitled Central European Initiative at thirty and towards the future: common vision, shared values, European standards, strong regional cooperation - was chaired by H.E. Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, who reconfirmed his country's commitment to the CEI mission and objectives.
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Governmental Dimension
Italian/Presidency
Presidency
Wed, 29/05/2019

CEI PD Parliamentary Committee in Trieste on enhancing cooperation among local authorities

In the framework of the Italian CEI Presidency, the Meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension under the title “Strengthening the local dimension of the Central European Initiative” took place in Trieste on 27-28 May at the premises of the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia.
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Parliamentary Dimension
Presidency
Tue, 07/05/2019

SG Antonione in Albania for strengthening relations and cooperation

On 6 May, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione and a delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), including Deputy Secretary General Nina Kodelja and Senior Offi

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secretary general
Governmental Dimension
Parliamentary Dimension
Presidency
Wed, 27/02/2019

CEI Fund at EBRD: four technical cooperation projects approved for 460,000 EUR

The First Committee of CEI National Coordinators' meeting was held in Rome on 22 February. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi opened the gathering which witnessed the approval by the CEI National Coordinators of four technical cooperation projects to be supported by the CEI Fund at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), financed by Italy (2018 budget).
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KEP
technical cooperation

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