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Fri, 08/02/2019

Second tour of visits of CEI Secretary General in CEI countries: high-level meetings in Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia

A delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat, led by Secretary General Roberto Antonione, including the Deputy Secretary General Nina Kodelja and some senior officers, visited Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia on 5-7 February and met with a number of high-level government representatives.
Governmental Dimension
Parliamentary Dimension
secretary general
Economic growth
Fri, 08/02/2019

ADRIPASS Project: 3rd Steering Committee meeting held in Ploce (Croatia)

On 6-7 February 2019, 3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the ADRIPASS project was held in Ploce (Croatia). The meeting was hosted by Port of Ploce Authority, project partner.
EU projects
ADRIPASS
Economic growth
Tue, 29/01/2019

KEP Project TRAIN-DIE: kick-off meeting held in Parma

In the framework of the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, the project TRAIN-DIE started with a kick-off meeting held in Parma on 18 January 2019.

KEP
EBRD
Thu, 24/01/2019

CEI Secretary General starts Member States’ tour in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary

A delegation of the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), led by Secretary General Roberto Antonione, is making a tour in the Member States.
secretary general
Intercultural cooperation
Mon, 21/01/2019

Serbian filmmaker Želimir Žilnik receives CEI Award 2019 at Trieste Film Festival

The CEI Award 2019 (3,000 EUR) at the Trieste Film Festival goes to the Serbian film director Želimir Žilnik “for his aesthetic and intellectual consistency that have made him a leading author of Yugoslavian cinema.
prizes
Cooperation fund
Mon, 21/01/2019

CEI Secretary General to pay visits to Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary

On 21-23 January, CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione is starting his visits to the CEI Member States with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Economic growth
Mon, 14/01/2019

SECNET Project: 4th Steering Committee Meeting in Trieste

SECNET project partners gathered on 8 January at the premises of the Port of Trieste - Lead Partner of the project - for their 4th Steering Committee meeting.
SECNET
EU projects
Intercultural cooperation
Tue, 08/01/2019

Winter School “Creating territorial cooperation: the impact of intercultural dialogue and migration flows in South East Europe" held in Cesenatico (Italy)

The Winter School held on 12-19 December gathered 30 students from Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Croatia and Italy.

Good Governance
Thu, 20/12/2018

CEI participates in OSCE event in Vienna on International Migrants Day 2018

On 18 December, CEI senior expert, Gian Matteo Apuzzo, participated as speaker in a panel discussion together with representatives from the European Commission (Directorate General for Migrations and Home Affairs), ILO and IOM.

Economic growth
Fri, 14/12/2018

INTER-CONNECT Project: Steering Committee meeting in Zagreb (Croatia)

On 12-13 December, the HZ Putnicki Prijevoz (Croatian Railways - Passenger Transport) hosted in Zagreb the third steering committee meeting of the project INTER-CONNECT (Intermodality Promotion and Rail Renaissance in Adriatic – Ionian Region) financed under the Interreg ADRION Programme and supported by the ERDF and IPAII funds.
inter-connect
EU projects
Good Governance
Tue, 11/12/2018

International conference “Fostering social inclusion and integration of asylum seekers and refugees in Western Balkan region and other CEI countries”

The Regional Conference on Fostering social inclusion and integration of asylum seekers and refugees in the Western Balkan region and other CEI countries was held on 5-7 December in Belgrade, Serbia.
Cooperation fund
Intercultural cooperation
Mon, 10/12/2018

CEI takes part in European Day for Persons with Disabilities 2018

From 3 to 4 December 2018, the Central European initiative – Executive Secretariat represented the Interreg Central Europe project COME-IN! at the 2018 edition of the European Day for Persons with Disabilities organised in Brussels by the European Commission and the European Disability Forum.

EU projects
COME-IN
Economic growth
Thu, 06/12/2018

BLUE_BOOST Project: steering committee meeting and visits in Patras (Greece)

The Patras Science Park hosted in Patras (GR) the 3rd BLUE_BOOST Project Steering Committee meeting and 2nd Cross Field Visits on 4-5 December respectively. 
EU projects
blue_boost
Presidency
Wed, 05/12/2018

CEI Summit successfully held in Zagreb

The Heads of Government of the CEI Member States met in Zagreb on 3-4 December 2018 for their Summit, the top political event in the framework of the Initiative.
Governmental Dimension
Presidency
Mon, 03/12/2018

CEI Parliamentary Dimension: Parliamentary Assembly held in Zagreb

In the framework of the Croatian CEI Presidency, the Parliamentary Assembly of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension was held in Zagreb, Croatia, on 25-26 November, under the topic “Tourism Development and Local Community: How to Foster Sustainability?”.
Parliamentary Dimension
Presidency
Tue, 27/11/2018

UNGA adopts Resolution on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Central European Initiative”

The UN General Assembly adopted yesterday, 26 November, 8 resolutions promoting cooperation with regional groups, among which the Resolution “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Central European Initiative”.

secretariat
Economic growth
Mon, 26/11/2018

CONNECT2CE Project: 4th Steering Committee Meeting in Pilsen (Czech Republic)

The 4th Steering Committee Meeting of the CONNECT2CE project was held in Pilsen (Czech Republic) on 21-22 November, at the premises of the Regional Authority of the Pilsen Region (project partner).
CONNECT2CE
EU projects
Wed, 21/11/2018

Round Table Meeting of Mutual Investment Shanghai and Friuli Venezia Giulia held in Trieste

The Round Table Meeting of Mutual Investment Shanghai and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, held at the CEI HQ in Trieste on 16 November, is one of the activities organised in the framework of the SILK2FVG project, co-funded by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia and implemented by the CEI.
Media freedom
Tue, 20/11/2018

XII South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) successfully held in Tirana

Under the topic “Thinking out of the box: more profitability and transparency in the media market” the 12th edition of the South East Europe Media Forum, held in Tirana, Albania, on 15-16 November, gathered almost 300 participants.
Tue, 20/11/2018

SENTINEL Project: 3rd meeting in Trento (Italy)

On 14-15 November, 40 representatives of the world of social enterprises from Central European regions met in Trento, at the premises of the Trentino Federation of Cooperation, for the 3rd partnership meeting of the SENTINEL project.
SENTINEL
EU projects
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