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On 26–27 June 2025, the CEI-Executive Secretariat  (CEI-ES) participated in the fourth TREASURE project meeting in Bar, Montenegro.

The event brought together all project partners for two days of intensive discussions aimed at advancing innovative environmental remediation solutions in port areas.

The CEI-Executive Secretariat participated in the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative (AII), held on 27 June 2025 in Ancona, Italy, an important milestone in advancing regional cooperation across the Adriatic-Ionian Region.

The CEI has recently contributed to advancing maritime environmental governance in the Adriatic through a regional workshop held in Kotor, Montenegro on 25 June 2025.

The CEI, together with the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste, has officially assumed the chairmanship of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance (EUSDA) for the 2025–2026 term. This follows the successful 2024–2025 term led by AVRIST (Association pour la Valorisation des Relations Internationales Scientifiques et Techniques).

 The CEI has recently participated (18 June 2025) in the conference Enhancing Road and Rail Connectivity in the Adriatic-Ionian Region in Portoroz, Slovenia organised by the Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce.

The CEI participated in the 48th Plenary Meeting of the South-Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 17–18 June 2025.

The CEI has recently participated (15 June 2025) in the Annual Meeting of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), held in Tirana under the Chairmanship-in-Office of Albania within the framework of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).

CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, has concluded two days of intense and productive work in Rome, dedicated to institutional and political meetings focused on key European issues.

On 16 June the CEI-Executive Secretariat took part in the annual Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), held in Tirana and hosted by Albania as current Chair-in-Office.

The CEI was among the co-hosts of the International Conference “Higher Education Systems in the Mediterranean: Comparative Analysis and Development Opportunities”, organised by the University EMUNI on 12-13 June in Portorož, Slovenia.

On 13 June, the CEI - Executive Secretariat had the honour of hosting Minister Plenipotentiary Nicola Verola, Director General for Europe and International Trade Policy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for an institutional visit.

On 11 June 2025, CEI Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, met in Prague with Radek Rubeš, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

On 3 June, the CEI-Executive Secretariat hosted a conference titled "The European Union’s Future in the New World Order," which was jointly organised with the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy and the Central European Lawyers Initiative.

On 5 June 2025, the Committee of CEI National Coordinators (CNC) convened in Trieste for its third meeting under the Serbian CEI Presidency, hosted at the headquarters of the CEI-Executive Secretariat.

On 28-31 May, the 7th International Conference "Supporting young people and women, including Ukrainians, in the digitalization of rural tourism sector, exchange of experiences with other countries, respecting gender equality" was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

The recently launched Call for Participants to join the Advanced training course “Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe”, which will take place in Trieste and Gorizia (Italy) on 25 - 28 November 2025 is open until 30 June!

The second round of the CEI-EBRD Roadshow in the Western Balkans concluded today in Sarajevo.

The activities and programmes of the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by Italy, were at the centre of the high-level meeting held in Podgorica on 26 May. The event aimed to reflect on the Fund’s contribution to Montenegro’s EU integration achievements and broader regional development.

The Ministerial Conference “Preparing for the AI Era” was held in Belgrade on 22–23 May 2025, under this year's Serbian CEI Presidency.

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