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On 19 November 2025, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, together with Deputy Secretary General Yurii Mushka visited Kyiv in the framework of the Organisation’s ongoing support provided since the outset of the large-scale Russian aggression in 2022.

The 2025 edition of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism has reaffirmed the pivotal role of investigative reporting in revealing human rights violations, social discrimination, corruption, gender inequality, and environmental challenges. 

On 13 November 2025, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas paid an official visit to Warsaw, where he met with the Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Henryka Mościcka-Dendys.

The project “Increasing Capacity of Research in Occupational and Environmental Health in the Republic of Moldova” has successfully concluded under the Know-How Exchange Programme (KEP), financed by Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD.

The upcoming training course “Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” was presented today at the CEI - Executive Secretariat in Trieste.

The CEI Cooperation Fund Call for Proposals 2025 has resulted in the approval of 30 projects for a total grant amount of EUR 457,617.39. 
The Inter-Ministerial Conference on Labour Migration was held in Belgrade on 6 - 7, November 2025, under the Serbian CEI Presidency. The conference focused on "Regular Pathways and Sustainable Labour Markets," brought together ministers and experts to discuss international instruments, fair labour mobility, and the challenges of managing labour migration in Central and Eastern Europe.

Italy through the CEI Fund at the EBRD is supporting the Know-how Exchange Programme project “CEI Support to Technology Transfer for Hospitals in Albania and North Macedonia (ALBAU-TT-CRO)”.

The CEI took part in the 25th Anniversary of the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI), celebrated in Sarajevo on 6–7 November 2025.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension took place in Belgrade on 5 November at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the framework of the Serbian CEI Presidency 2025.

Regional cooperation among parliaments in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe continues to grow under a Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) project, funded by Italy through the CEI Fund of the EBRD and implemented by the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

On 28 - 30 October 2025 the CEI – Executive Secretariat participated in the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC75), in Copenhagen together with ministers, senior officials and partners. 

The ResiliEnhance Platform 2025 Meeting, held on 27 - 28 October 2025 at the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM) in Udine, gathered experts, institutions, and representatives from across UNESCO Chairs in Central and Eastern European countries,

On 23 October 2025, the third edition of “Viva Marga – Margherita Hack e la Luna” competition opened in Gorizia celebrating the legacy of the renowned Italian astrophysicist and her pioneering role in opening the world of science to women and younger generations.

From 9 to 12 October 2025, the Rebuild Ukraine Ambassadors Lab brought together 30 Ambassadors in Brașov, Romania, to exchange ideas on Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and EU accession.

Yesterday, on 23 October 2025, our Deputy Secretary General Ivana Pejović, participated in the CEI Forum, titled “The Local Dimension of the CEI: Strengthening Platforms for Local and Regional Authorities in Europe”, held in Belgrade under the Serbian Presidency.

The partners of the GreenPATH project gathered in Osijek, Croatia on 21–22 October 2025 for their 4th Steering Committee meeting, a two-day event hosted by the city of Osijek, project partner, that brought together experts and local representatives from across Central Europe.

Representatives from ports and universities to European institutions, regional authorities, training centres, and research organisations gathered in Trieste on 16 October 2025, at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Government Building (Italy) to attend the workshop “Green and Smart Ports: Shaping the Future of Green Transition and Skills Development in the Adriatic-Ionian Region”.

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