Project Management
SOSPHERE (Solutions for Optimal Service Provision and Health Equity in Remote Environments) is a newly approved project co-financed by the Interreg Central Europe Programme and led by the Central European Initiative.
Over the past four weeks, the CEI - Executive Secretariat has implemented a programme dedicated to Science Diplomacy.
From 25 to 28 November, the Advanced Training Course “Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” took place in Trieste and Gorizia.
The upcoming training course “Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” was presented today at the CEI - Executive Secretariat in Trieste.
The ResiliEnhance Platform 2025 Meeting, held on 27 - 28 October 2025 at the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM) in Udine, gathered experts, institutions, and representatives from across UNESCO Chairs in Central and Eastern European countries,
The partners of the GreenPATH project gathered in Osijek, Croatia on 21–22 October 2025 for their 4th Steering Committee meeting, a two-day event hosted by the city of Osijek, project partner, that brought together experts and local representatives from across Central Europe.
Representatives from ports and universities to European institutions, regional authorities, training centres, and research organisations gathered in Trieste on 16 October 2025, at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Government Building (Italy) to attend the workshop “Green and Smart Ports: Shaping the Future of Green Transition and Skills Development in the Adriatic-Ionian Region”.
On 7 October the CEI attended the third CAREGIVER DAY FVG organised by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) to recognise and give value to people who care for their relatives and fragile people. This year’s edition focused on innovation and economic impact of care.
On 1–2 October, Dubrovnik hosted ADRIA 2025 – Adriatic Sea SARex / POLex / COMex, the international exercise promoted by Croatia with the support of European and regional partners.
On 1-2 September 2025 the Consortium Meeting of the PRO.CARE.FUL project (Pro.active CARE F.or Users L.ife), co-funded by the Interreg Central Europe Programme took place at the CEI headquarters.
On 26–27 June 2025, the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) participated in the fourth TREASURE project meeting in Bar, Montenegro.
The event brought together all project partners for two days of intensive discussions aimed at advancing innovative environmental remediation solutions in port areas.
The CEI has recently contributed to advancing maritime environmental governance in the Adriatic through a regional workshop held in Kotor, Montenegro on 25 June 2025.
At the 16th Meeting of the REMPEC Focal points, held in Sliema (Malta) on 13-15 May, the CEI-led ASAP project ADRIATIC SENSITIVE AREAS PROTECTION –
A follow-up meeting on the study for the potential reactivation of passenger railway connections along the Trieste–Ljubljana–Zagreb–Belgrade route was held today - promoted by the CEI with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.
On 7-10 April in Trieste, the CEI-Executive Secretariat, in collaboration with AREA Science Park and with the financial support of the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), organised a study visit for twenty-five local development practitioners from North Macedonia.
On April 8-9 2025, partners of the Project GRETA - Greening Regional Freight Transport in Functional Urban Areas met in Budapest to discuss the progress of the project, focusing on pilot activities carried out in Budapest (Hung
The main results and conclusions included in the report “Connecting science and diplomacy in Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries” - elaborated by the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Trieste in cooperation with the CEI-Executive Secretariat - were presented at the “Workshop on Science Diplomacy Training”, an event organised by t
The third and final Stakeholder's Roundtable, led by CEI - Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) within the framework of the SUSTANCE project, took place in Trieste on 3 April 2025. The event brought together representatives from the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Municipality of Trieste, Trenitalia, and EGTC GO.