News
Wed, 15/07/2015
The workshop on 2 July, was organised in the framework of the Danube-INCO.NET EU-funded project where the CEI participates as one of the 19 partners from the Danube macro-region. The event was organised within Work Package 3, implemented by the CEI and dedicated to “Tackling societal challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy”.
Mon, 06/07/2015
During a two-day visit on 6-8 July 2015, directors and project engineers of the Albanian water management company, UKT met with the representatives of their Italian counterparts Idrostudi and BM Tecnologie in Trieste and Padua respectively, in the framework of the project “Water supply, sewerage networks, and future city development: Theoretical update and on-the-job training of the UKT staff members in view of the Territorial Reform”.
Wed, 24/06/2015
In order to collect valuable feedback on S2BIOM project interim outputs from a selected audience of experts, an interactive validation workshop was held in Brussels on June 16, on the occasion of the European Sustainable Energy Week.
Fri, 19/06/2015
Following the successful outcome of the European Workshop on Advanced biofuels, biorefinery and bioeconomy, in Bratislava on 25-27 March and jointly organised by the CEI and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), further activities are under organisation.
In particular, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia has proposed to organise a comprehensive conference, in Bratislava, in the framework of Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second semester of 2016.
In particular, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia has proposed to organise a comprehensive conference, in Bratislava, in the framework of Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second semester of 2016.
Wed, 17/06/2015
Politicians, diplomats and experts from CEI Member States, including representatives from the academia, attended the international conference on “European Integration through Regional Cooperation-Perspectives of Macro-Regional Strategies”, in Skopje on 21 May 2015.
Mon, 15/06/2015
The Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the CEI Member States, under the Macedonian CEI Presidency, in Ohrid (Macedonia) on 15 June, was opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, H.E. Nikola Poposki.
Fri, 12/06/2015
The event, organised for the 16th year in a row by the Economic Policy Institute, gathered 34 young experts from public institutions, research centres and think-tanks from 9 CEI Member States (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine) and Turkey. The main goal of the Seminar is to build a training hub among the region’s future decision-makers in order for them to improve their professional skills and establish fruitful mutual cooperation for the years to come.
Tue, 09/06/2015
Within the framework of the 2015 Macedonian CEI Presidency, a meeting of the CEI Parliamentary Committee was held in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia. The gathering, in Skopje on 20 May, was chaired by the acting President and Head of the Macedonian CEI PD Delegation, Aleksandar Nikoloski. The topic of the meeting was "Relevance of EU Macro-Regional Strategies as an Opportunity for Cross-Border Cooperation among CEI Мember States: the Role of Parliaments."
Tue, 09/06/2015
Students and experts, in clinical engineering from the CEI region, i.e.
Tue, 26/05/2015
The WIDER project final event and 2nd EU Road-show took place in Brussels on 21 May 2015, under the title "Ageing at home: fostering eco-designed and marketable solutions in MED area SMEs through innovation vouchers".
Around one hundred participants gathered to witness the presentation of 39 awarded innovative projects, whose design and implementation was possible thanks to WIDER Innovation Vouchers.
Wed, 20/05/2015
The CEI Dubrovnik Diplomatic Forum is traditionally organised by the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, with the University in Zagreb and its Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS) in Dubrovnik, as well as in conjunction with the London Academy of Diplomacy (LAD), which has a strategic partnership with the University of Stirling.
Mon, 18/05/2015
The seminar on 14 May in Trieste, focused on different options of eco-sustainable housing and opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The event was organised by the Central European Initiative (CEI), within the European project WIDER, involving the "green" development of the Mediterranean SMEs, in particular through innovation in the energy sector.
Tue, 12/05/2015
Representatives of UKT, the Albanian multi-utility managing the sewer and water supply networks of Tirana, and representatives of the Italian company Idrostudi srl, met in the Albanian capital on 14-17 April, in the framework of the 6-month Project “Water supply, sewerage networks, and future city development: Theoretical update and on-the-job training of the UKT staff members in view of the Territorial Reform”.
Mon, 11/05/2015
The ways and modalities to support research, experimental artistic production and curatorial practice were debated during the CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators on 8 May at the Ca’ Rezzonico Museum, attended by qualified professionals, experts and artists from the CEI region.
Tue, 05/05/2015
The Macedonian CEI Presidency, in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, organised on 4 May in Vienna a Networking Meeting gathering the CEI Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) and representatives of various regional and international organisations.
Tue, 05/05/2015
The CEI Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) gathered for the third time this year in Vienna on 4 May.
The Presidency presented the latest organisational, protocol and logistics regarding the forthcoming meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs in Ohrid on 15 June. It also outlined the topics for discussion and a first draft of the document to be adopted by the Ministers.
The CEI Secretary General presented his 2014 Annual Report and the status of implementation of the CEI Plan of Action 2014-2016.
Focus was also put on:
The Presidency presented the latest organisational, protocol and logistics regarding the forthcoming meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs in Ohrid on 15 June. It also outlined the topics for discussion and a first draft of the document to be adopted by the Ministers.
The CEI Secretary General presented his 2014 Annual Report and the status of implementation of the CEI Plan of Action 2014-2016.
Focus was also put on:
Tue, 05/05/2015
More than 90 experts from research and technology institutions, governments, NGOs, SMEs and industrial enterprises from 16 European countries participated in the CEI-JRC European Workshop on Advanced Biofuels, Biorefinery and Bioeconomy (ABBE): A Challenge for Central and East European Countries, held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 25-27 March.
Wed, 29/04/2015
The CEI is glad to announce a new Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐How Exchange Programme (KEP) ‐ ITALY. The projects will be co‐financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government.
Tue, 28/04/2015
The workshop on 22-23 April in Skopje (Macedonia) was organised within the one-year KEP AUSTRIA Project Aim@Innovations aimed at strengthening national capacities for the provision of thematic trainings and consultancies in the area of innovation management to SMEs, start-ups and spinoffs in Macedonia. The project is co-financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation with 45.000 EUR.
Thu, 23/04/2015
Representatives of the Approval Authorities of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and European Ministries for Economic Development, as well as of the European Commission, EU Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank and Association of European Border Regions, were amongst the participants of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Approval Authorities of the EGTC, held in Budapest on 16 and 17 April 2015.