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On 9 September, ANSA, Italy’s News Agency, organised the Conference “The Balkans Meet in Trieste” under the CEI patronage.
On 9 September 2026, Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ferit Hoxha, visited the CEI - Executive Secretariat in Trieste today, where he was welcomed by Secretary General Franco Dal Mas.
The BIOSTARS project is launching the BIOSTARS Youth Innovators Call, a new initiative aimed at identifying and supporting young people with innovative ideas and early-stage projects capable of contributing to more sustainable, resilient and dynamic rural territories across the Mediterranean.
On 3–4 September 2026, the LINK-AGE Project, co-financed by the Interreg Central Europe Programme, officially launched its activities with a Kick-off Meeting held in Treviso, Italy.
On 24 August 2026, Marko Čadež, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, visited the CEI - Executive Secretariat where he met Secretary General Franco Dal Mas.
The first in-country mission under the Falcone-Borsellino Programme for Central and South-Eastern Europe was held in Podgorica, marking the launch of the Programme's operational activities following its official presentation at the CEI-Executive Secretariat in Trieste in June 2026.
The Horizon Europe project STRONGBIONET (Strengthening and Connecting Bioeconomy Networks) has reecently officially launched with a kick-off meeting held in Seville, Spain, bringing together 19 partner organisations from 14 European countries.
The UA NEXT project: Training Co-creators of Unity of Ukrainians in Bulgaria concluded on 16 July 2026 with a certificate award ceremony at the Embassy of Ukraine in Sofia.
On 13 July 2026 The CEI, under the Romanian CEI Presidency and in cooperation with the CEI-Executive Secretariat, organised the side event "Sustainable Infrastructure in the CEI Region: Regional Cooperation as a Driver for SDG Implementation" at the 2026 United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Developme
On 10 July Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, participated in the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Friends of the Western Balkans group, hosted at “Villa Madama” in Rome by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani.
On 24–25 June 2026, the 21st International DisCo Conference took place at Microsoft, Prague, under the theme “Future-Ready Skills: Cultivating Digital Fluency and Opportunity for Youth, Women, and Displaced Communities.” The conference brought together participants from fifteen countries, with a strong representation from CEI Member States.
On 22 June 2026, the CEI’s 2025-2026 co-chairmanship of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance, jointly held with the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Trieste, concluded at the Alliance’s General Assembly meeting.
On 25 and 26 June 2026, the Executive-Secretariat participated in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the RAMOGE Agreement as an official obse
On 25 June 2026, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas took part in the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland, the leading international conference dedicated to Ukraine's reconstruction, organised by the Governments of Ukraine and Poland.