Presidency
Mon, 09/11/2015
The international Ministerial Conference on Climate Change "Towards the Climate Summit in Paris in 2015, Challenges for CEI Member States," in Skopje on 6 November, gathered more than 150 high-ranking participants, including 9 ministerial-level delegations from CEI Member States and 16 representatives of embassies in Macedonia. Several scientific institutions, international and domestic NGOs also participated in the event to exchange experiences and views on the challenges faced in achieving low-carbon growth.
Tue, 06/10/2015
Nikola Poposki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Macedonia, holding the current CEI Presidency, hosted for his counterparts a Working Lunch in New York on 1 October, on the margins of the UN General Assembly. This has become a traditional CEI gathering in particular with regard to the observer status in the UN General Assembly. EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, also participated in the event.
Wed, 17/06/2015
Politicians, diplomats and experts from CEI Member States, including representatives from the academia, attended the international conference on “European Integration through Regional Cooperation-Perspectives of Macro-Regional Strategies”, in Skopje on 21 May 2015.
Thu, 05/02/2015
On 4 February 2015, this year’s Macedonian Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the CEI Secretariat organised a Promotional Event in Skopje. It served as a platform for presenting the priorities and programme of the Macedonian CEI Presidency and of the overall activities of the CEI. In particular, the CEI funds, programmes and instruments of cooperation were illustrated before the representatives of the Embassies, National Coordinators and above all Macedonian Institutions (both private and public and NGOs).
Thu, 05/02/2015
On 3 February 2014, Skopje hosted the first meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the Macedonian CEI Presidency. It was opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki, who outlined the main priorities of his country.
Tue, 02/09/2014
The Presidency of the Central European Initiative is increasingly concerned about the situation in parts of Eastern Ukraine and urges Russia to stop the increased flow of weapons, military personnel and militants across the Russian Ukrainian border as those are blatant violations of international law. While firmly condemning the intensified aggression towards Ukraine, the CEI Presidency requests that Russia immediately cease all forms of support for the separatist groups in Ukraine.
Fri, 07/03/2014
The Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) is gravely concerned by the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russian armed forces and calls on Russia for an immediate withdrawal.
The Presidency of the CEI underlines the importance of the respect of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine including Crimea.
The Presidency of the CEI underlines the importance of the respect of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine including Crimea.