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Wed, 15/06/2022

CEI-ES delegation meets with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Foreign Minister Grlić Radman in Zagreb

On 14 June, a delegation from the CEI-Executive Secretariat headed by Secretary General Roberto Antonione paid a visit to Zagreb to meet with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić Radman.

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Tue, 15/03/2022

CEI-ES delegation meets Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia

On 15 March, a delegation from the CEI-Executive Secretariat headed by Secretary General Roberto Antonione met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani in Skopje. 

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Mon, 07/03/2022

CEI and ALDA formalise partnership with MoU

On 4 March, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione and the President of ALDA the European Association of Local Democracy, Oriano Otočan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Trieste.

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Thu, 24/02/2022

Secretary General's statement on military action against Ukraine

In this difficult moment, as Secretary General of the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative, I wish to express our solidarity with Ukraine and its people, and our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, a valuable Member State of the CEI. I hope the respect for the principles of international law may still prevail. Condemning the military action against Ukraine, we stand by its Government and citizens. - SG Roberto Antonione
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Presidency
Mon, 14/02/2022

CEI Secretary General pays visit to Bulgaria

A delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat, led by the Secretary General Roberto Antonione, visited Sofia today for consultations on the priorities and programme of this year’s Bulgarian CEI Presidency.
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Mon, 29/11/2021

CEI SG Antonione supports youth’s role in policy dialogue at EU Balkan Youth Forum

SG Roberto Antonione joined the session on “EU enlargement, national and international policies" along with representatives from other key international and regional organisations. He emphasised that regional cooperation strongly fostered to facilitate political dialogue, can only be seen as a strategic contribution to accelerate the enlargement process.
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Presidency
Fri, 29/10/2021

CEI stresses importance of region-to-region cooperation at Belgrade Security Forum

CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione participated in the 11th edition of the Belgrade Security Forum on 28 October 2021 under the title of Testing Humanity. He was a speaker during the session organised by the CEI in partnership with BFPE which tackled region-to-region cooperation with focus on opportunities for Central and Southeastern Europe.   
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Fri, 21/06/2019

SG Antonione at CoE on joint activities of common interest: anti-corruption, local dimension, youth & culture

On 20 June in Strasbourg, SG Roberto Antonione met with the Council of Europe Group on External relations (CoE GR-EXT), which prepares the decisions of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the field of external relations.
Governmental Dimension
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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 Officers, visited Albania.

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Parliamentary Dimension
Thu, 04/04/2019

CEI Secretary General visits Poland and Belarus

On 1-3 April 2019, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione and a delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), including Alternate Secretary General Antal Nikoletti, Deputy Secretary General Zoran Jovanovic and senior officers, visited Poland and Belarus, and had meetings with high government officials of the two countries.
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Fri, 08/03/2019

RCC Secretary General Majlinda Bregu visits CEI Secretariat

On 7 March, the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Majlinda Bregu, visited the CEI-Executive Secretariat in Trieste, where she met with CEI Secretary General, Roberto Antonione and representatives of the Secretariat.  

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Thu, 07/03/2019

Visits of CEI Secretary General in CEI region: high-level meetings in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

On 4-6 March, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione and a delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat - including Deputy Secretary General Nina Kodelja and some senior officers - visited Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and had high-level meetings with government representatives.
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Wed, 20/02/2019

CEI Secretary General Antonione and delegation visit Slovenia

On 19 February, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione and a delegation from the CEI-Executive Secretariat visited Slovenia. They met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Cerar and the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Simona Leskovar, as well as with the President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, Dejan Židan, the Head and the members of the Slovene delegation to the CEI Parliamentary Dimension and the General Manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Scientific cooperation / education & training
Wed, 13/02/2019

CEI Secretary General at presentation of publication of “Trieste for Science – Sharing Innovation for Change”

Secretary General Roberto Antonione presented the CEI action in support of science diplomacy during an event focused on the launch of the publication “Trieste for Science – Sharing Innovation for Change”.

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Fri, 08/02/2019

Second tour of visits of CEI Secretary General in CEI countries: high-level meetings in Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia

A delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat, led by Secretary General Roberto Antonione, including the Deputy Secretary General Nina Kodelja and some senior officers, visited Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia on 5-7 February and met with a number of high-level government representatives.
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Thu, 24/01/2019

CEI Secretary General starts Member States’ tour in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary

A delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), led by Secretary General Roberto Antonione, is making a tour in the Member States.
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Fri, 03/02/2017

UNESCO Venice Office Director pays visit to CEI

On 1 February, the Director of the UNESCO Office in Venice, Ana Luiza Thompson-Flores, paid a visit to CEI Secretary General, Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri.

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Fri, 06/05/2016

​OSCE Secretary General pays visit to CEI

OSCE Secretary General, Amb. Lamberto Zannier visited the CEI Secretariat in Trieste on 5 May 2016. On that occasion both Amb. Zannier and CEI Secretary General, Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri highlighted the usefulness of regular contacts and staff consultations between the two organisations and expressed their commitment to continuing with the solid and long-lasting OSCE-CEI cooperation.

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