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On 19 June 2026, Senator Maurizio Gasparri, President of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Italian Senate, visited the CEI Headquartes where he met with Secretary General Franco Dal Mas and with the Staff members of the CEI - Executive Secretariat.
“Enlargement is not merely an institutional process; it is the completion of the European project. The formal opening of accession negotiations with the European Union for Ukraine and Moldova, both member countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI), represents a significant step in this direction.
Thanks to the CEI’s observer status at the Council of Europe Youth Department, the CEI - Executive Secretariat represented by Deputy Secretary General Zsuzsanna Király was granted the opportunity to actively participate in the three-day workshop.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals under the CEI Know‑how Exchange Programme (KEP).
The Programme supports capacity building, institutional strengthening and technical assistance initiatives, serving as a key instrument to promote regional cooperation and advance the EU integration process.
Deputy Secretary General, Ivana Pejović, participated in the 18th Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Annual Meeting, co-chaired with the Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Sofia on 9 June 2026.
Today Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, met in Brussels with senior officials of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST), as well as with the Permanent Representatives of Italy, Ambassador Vincenzo Celeste, and Romania, Ambassador Iulia Matei, whose country c
Deputy Secretary General Yurii Mushka took part in the certificate awarding ceremony of the UA NEXT: Strengthening Dialogue and Local Engagement of Ukrainian Communities in CEI Countries project, held in Prague on 29 May 2026 at the Embassy of Ukraine, Czech Republic.
The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) are proud to announce the 2026 Call for Applications.<
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 28 May 2026, the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the CEI Member States convened in Trieste at the headquarters of the CEI-Executive Secretariat for its second meeting under the Romanian CEI Presidency 2026.
The Parliamentary Committee of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension convened in Bucharest on 26-27 May 2026, at the Senate of Romania, bringing together representatives of CEI Member States’ parliaments to discuss infrastructure and digital connectivity as strategic drivers for economic cohesion and European integration.<
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.
From 4 to 8 May 2026, the BRIDGE project, Strengthening EU Integration Capacities in Brčko District through Italian Know-how and Regional Cooperation, carried out its study visit in the Puglia Region (Italy), bringing together representatives of the Government of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Brčko District Development-Guarantee Fund, and the Italian firm Orange Public
On 14 May 2026, partners of the ASAP project gathered in Kotor for the project's 3rd Steering Committee Meeting, hosted by project partner Our Action.
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