News
Thu, 20/03/2014
The CEI Fund at the EBRD - entirely supported by Italy - contributes with 40.000 EUR to the 2nd edition of the International Master’s in Public Procurement Management (PPM) to enable the attendance of students from non-EU CEI member countries.
Wed, 19/03/2014
The successful completion of the project "Improving Cooperation in South-East Europe by Actions for Strengthening the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)" was marked by a Final Conference held on 18 March 2014 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The gathering entitled Enhancing Growth through Regional Action – South East Europe 2020 highlighted the major results of the Project and focused on the pending implementation of the RCC's South East Europe (SEE) 2020 Strategy.
The gathering entitled Enhancing Growth through Regional Action – South East Europe 2020 highlighted the major results of the Project and focused on the pending implementation of the RCC's South East Europe (SEE) 2020 Strategy.
Fri, 07/03/2014
The Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) is gravely concerned by the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russian armed forces and calls on Russia for an immediate withdrawal.
The Presidency of the CEI underlines the importance of the respect of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine including Crimea.
The Presidency of the CEI underlines the importance of the respect of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine including Crimea.
Mon, 03/03/2014
Several economic and engineering studies carried out within the ADRIA A Project were presented at the ADRIA A mid-term conference held in Nova Gorica (Slovenia) on 26 February 2014, thus illustrating the results achieved within the project so far.
Thu, 27/02/2014
The major outcomes of the project “Improving environmental and disaster prevention capacity in Serbia” were presented during the final conference held on 25-26 February in Bologna, Italy.
The project is implemented in the framework of the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP), financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely supported by the Italian Government, with a grant of 35.500 EUR and total cost of the project of 80.200 EUR.
The project is implemented in the framework of the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP), financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely supported by the Italian Government, with a grant of 35.500 EUR and total cost of the project of 80.200 EUR.
Mon, 24/02/2014
The EBRD Private Sector for Food Security Initiative gives voice to private sector needs and facilitates the private sector’s contribution in the process of setting priorities for global food security. The Initiative was launched in November 2011 and is led by the EBRD Agribusiness Department and the Office of the Chief Economist.
Thu, 20/02/2014
On 18 February 2014, the first expert workshop of the BIOGOS Project was held in Belgrade at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
Thu, 13/02/2014
In the framework of the EU-funded project “Improving Cooperation in SEE by Actions for Strengthening the RCC” on 10 February 2014 the CEI organised in Ljubljana - in its capacity as lead partner - a joint meeting of Ombudsman Offices of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
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Wed, 12/02/2014
The 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the DESIGN-MTS Project was held on 13 December in Brussels at the premises of CSR Europe, Project Partner. The partnership consortium discussed the ongoing activities and the results achieved so far, i.e. the Existing Analysis Report and the European Best Practices Report. Special focus was given to the elaboration of the draft sector-wide joint set of commitments as well as to the forthcoming operational activities.
Wed, 05/02/2014
Within the EU-funded project entitled “Improving Cooperation in SEE by Actions for Strengthening the RCC” a Regional Sector Stakeholders’ Conference on Creative Industry was organised by the CEI in Sarajevo on 29 January, 2014.
More than fifty participants from South-eastern Europe attended the gathering to debate the role of design in the Balkan region, as an advantage for innovation in many fields, from spatial planning to cultural communication and marketing of manufacturers’ outputs.
More than fifty participants from South-eastern Europe attended the gathering to debate the role of design in the Balkan region, as an advantage for innovation in many fields, from spatial planning to cultural communication and marketing of manufacturers’ outputs.
Wed, 05/02/2014
Danube-INCO.NET - whose implementation phase will cover the three-year period until December 2016 - is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) aimed at strengthening transnational cooperation in the field of Research and Innovation (R&I) among the countries targeted by the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).
Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (INCO-2013), the project was officially launched at a Kick-Off Meeting held in Vienna on 3-4 February 2014.
Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (INCO-2013), the project was officially launched at a Kick-Off Meeting held in Vienna on 3-4 February 2014.
Tue, 04/02/2014
Around fifty participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro gathered in Belgrade on 28 January for the "Regional Sector Stakeholders’ Conference on Advanced Biofuels and Rural Innovation", organised by the CEI in the framework of the project “Improving Cooperation in SEE by Actions for Strengthening the RCC” financed by the EU IPA Programme.
The conference, hosted at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, provided new opportunities for networking and connecting perspectives.
The conference, hosted at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, provided new opportunities for networking and connecting perspectives.
Wed, 29/01/2014
On 24 January 2014 in Vienna, the Austrian CEI Presidency 2014 organised a joint meeting with the CEI Committee of National Coordinators (CNC), who had met the day before for their first gathering under this year’s Presidency, and representatives of various regional, international organisations and international financial institutions. EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, also took part in the meeting.
Fri, 24/01/2014
The multimedia exhibition of the ADRIA A Project was opened on 20 January, 2014 at the city hall of Trieste. A touch-screen installation - illustrating a proposal for a cross-border light rail transport service - gives visitors the chance to see the lines, stops and pathways meant to link ports, airports, train stations and cities from Ferrara in Italy to Ljubljana in Slovenia through a single metropolitan transport network. A video on ADRIA A and information on its activities are also available.
Fri, 24/01/2014
A new three-year agreement between the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the CEI-ES was signed for the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) AUSTRIA on the occasion of the CNC Meeting in Vienna on 23 January 2014.
Fri, 24/01/2014
The first meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the Austrian CEI Presidency 2014 took place in Vienna on 23 January.
Austria presented its priorities and programme of events during 2014, in particular the high-level events such as the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (MFA Meeting), the Meeting of the Heads of Government (CEI Summit), the Meeting of the Political Directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of CEI Member States (PoD Meeting) and the meetings of the Committee of National Coordinators.
Austria presented its priorities and programme of events during 2014, in particular the high-level events such as the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (MFA Meeting), the Meeting of the Heads of Government (CEI Summit), the Meeting of the Political Directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of CEI Member States (PoD Meeting) and the meetings of the Committee of National Coordinators.
Thu, 23/01/2014
The young Hungarian director Eszter Haidú is the winner of the CEI Prize (3.000 EUR) assigned in the framework of the 25th Trieste Film Festival. Her documentary “Judgment in Hungary”, presented at the Festival as Italian premiere, is about the trial of a group of Hungarian rightwing extremists who in 2008 and 2009 committed a series of attacks on random members of the Roma community. Six people were killed, including a five-year-old, and another five were injured. The film is a classical courtroom-drama taking place in a small and claustrophobic court room in Budapest.
Mon, 13/01/2014
On 10 January, 2014, Sen. Stefania Giannini - newly elected Head of the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the CEI Parliamentary Assembly - visited the CEI headquarters to start up a new active phase of the Parliamentary Dimension of the Organisation.
Thu, 09/01/2014
On 12 December 2013, the new CEI Plan of Action (PoA) was formally approved by the CEI Heads of Government. The document, in force as of 1 January 2014, provides the CEI with a focused and project-oriented roadmap for the tri-annual period 2014-2016.
Elaborated by the CEI Member States, in cooperation with the CEI Secretariat and the CEI Networks of Focal Points, the CEI PoA is conceived as a flexible and dynamic tool able to quickly adapt to the evolving European landscape.
Elaborated by the CEI Member States, in cooperation with the CEI Secretariat and the CEI Networks of Focal Points, the CEI PoA is conceived as a flexible and dynamic tool able to quickly adapt to the evolving European landscape.
Wed, 08/01/2014
The last meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) under the Hungarian CEI Presidency 2013 was held in Budapest on 16 December 2013. On that occasion, the participants took stock of the numerous activities and events, which organised both by the Presidency and the CEI Secretariat throughout the year.