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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.
The Balkan Economic Forum 2025 was held in Belgrade on 31 October, under the auspices of the CEI.
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,
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”.
On 8-9 October, the CEI – Executive Secretariat participated in the 10th Council of Europe’s Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth, held in La Valletta under the theme “Young People for Democracy: Youth Perspectives in Action”.
As Albania and Serbia continue on their path towards EU membership, strengthening sustainable urban governance is both a development priority and a strategic necessity. Local institutions play a central role in this process but often struggle to align their practices with European standards due to capacity gaps.
The 2025 Ambrela Development Forum in Bratislava (Slovakia) on 16 October 2025 brought together representatives from government, EU institutions, international organisations, civil society, and the private sector to discuss coordinated responses to humanitarian and development challenges in CEI countries and beyond.
The meeting of the CEI Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) took place in Trieste on 15 October 2025 under the current Serbian CEI Presidency.
On 14 October 2025, Ambassador Alfredo Durante Mangoni was received at the CEI headquarters in Trieste by Secretary General Franco Dal Mas and members of the Secretariat.
On 7 October the CEI attended the third CAREGIVER DAY FVG organised by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) to recognise and give value to people who care for their relatives and fragile people. This year’s edition focused on innovation and economic impact of care.
Yesterday, the project 'Resilience and Preservation: Security, Migration and Cultural Heritage Protection in Ukraine” kicked off at the University of Trieste's Gorizia campus with the Italian–Ukrainian Students' Joint Workshop, “Upheaval in Ukraine: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Ukraine Conflict”.