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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 26 May 2026, the award ceremony of the "Viva Marga – Margherita Hack e la Luna" school competition was held in the representative hall of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region in Trieste bringing together around 1,000 students and 70 teachers from 28 schools i
On 20 May 2026, Deputy Secretary General, Ivana Pejović, participated on behalf of the CEI-Executive Secretariat in the official ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Montenegro’s independence, held in Podgorica upon invitation of the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajić.
In an increasingly complex international landscape, marked by geopolitical instability, the rapid rise of disruptive technologies and growing transboundary societal challenges, science diplomacy is emerging as a powerful tool to foster multilateral responses grounded in effective science-policy cooperation.
The role of regional cooperation and development finance in supporting growth, connectivity and European integration across Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe was at the centre of a lecture delivered by Elisabetta Dovier, Programme Manager of the CEI Fund at the EBRD, within the framework of the “Non Solo Finanza” lecture ser
Support to Moldova’s European path and the strengthening of regional cooperation were at the centre of the meeting between Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popșoi, in Chișinău on 27 April 2026.
The 2026 edition of OBERMUN officially opened at the Teatro Rossetti in Trieste on April 17, 2026.
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas strongly condemns the recent drone attack on the historic centre of Lviv, Ukraine, which resulted in damage to civilian buildings, 32 injured persons, and affected areas inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. He expressed his sincere solidarity with those injured and their families, wishing a swift recovery to all those affected.
Organised together with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Romanian CEI Presidency 2026, and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on 17 March 2026, the CEI celebrated the 30th Anniversary of its Executive Secretariat with a high-level Conference in Trieste, held under
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,
On 10 February 2026, the Consuls of CEI Member States based in Trieste - representing the Czech Republic, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia - gathered at the Headquarters to exchange views on the Organisation’s ongoing activities, regional cooperation priorities and preparations for the upcoming 30th anniversary of the CEI - Executive
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.
The CEI is pleased to announce its participation in the Erasmus+ Traineeship Programme, offering traineeship opportunities for young people from the CEI region to gain professional experience in the field of international and regional cooperation.
On 4 February 2026, updated results of ASAP – Adriatic Sensitive Areas Protection mechanism - a project funded by the Interreg IPA ADRION Programme and led by the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI-ES) - were presented today in Trieste.