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Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Király participated as an official CEI observer in the 78th meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and the 55th session of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), held in Strasbourg on 19–21 October 2026.
On 22 October 2026 Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, addressed Rotary Club Trieste on the topic “The New European Landscape: The Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova on their Path towards the EU. Geopolitics, Integration and Opportunities for Friuli Venezia Giulia and North-Eastern Italy”.
A delegation from Montenegro’s Agency for the Prevention of Corruption visited Rome on 13–16 October 2026 to learn from Italy’s experience in preventing corruption, handling reports of wrongdoing and protecting whistleblowers.
On 20 October in Rome, Minister Plenipotentiary Alfredo Durante Mangoni, Italian National Coordinator for the Central European Initiative (CEI), took part on behalf of CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas in the fourth edition of the conference “New Visions for the Western Balkans – Preparing for Enlargement: Communicating Benefits and Accelerating Connectivity”, held at the I
7th SEE Mosaics Meeting in Slovenia focuses on climate challenges and cultural heritage preservation
The 7th SEE Mosaics Meeting, held in Ljubljana and Celje, Slovenia, on 13–16 October 2026, brought together experts and professionals from across the region to exchange knowledge and best practices in mosaic heritage conservation, restoration and protectio
On 15 October 2026 Deputy Secretary General Ivana Pejović participated in the Berlin Process side event “From Regional Cooperation to Collective Action: Strengthening Integrity and Anti-Corruption in South-East Europe”, held in Tirana.
The Horizon Europe-funded project RISE4UKRAINE officially kicked off in Brussels on 14 October, bringing together representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and project partners, including Ukrainian representatives participating both in person and online.
On 5 October 2026, Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Király participated in a high-level international conference held at the Istituto Luigi Sturzo in Rome, under the Romanian CEI Presidency, focusing on the contribution of regional cooperation and transnational economic projects to European security, Ukraine's reconstruction and EU acce
On 30 September–1 October 2026, CEI Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Király took part in the International Conference “Advancing Western Balkans Economic Integration”, held in Budva, Montenegro, under the Montenegrin Presidency of the Berlin Process.
On 5 October 2026, the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the CEI Member States met in Brussels under the Romanian CEI Presidency to review ongoing institutional activities and key priorities ahead of the Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs in Timișoara on 6 November.