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10-12-2025
Întrevederea ministrului Oana Țoiu cu secretarul General al Inițiativei Central Europene, Franco Dal Mas, cu prilejul preluării de către România a președinției ICE - RO
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Dal Mas (CEI) in Bucharest for Romania's 2026 Presidency

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CEI Secretary General addresses conference on rebuilding Ukraine (Bucharest, Romania)

Governmental Dimension 12 Dec 25

CEI Secretary General addresses conference on rebuilding Ukraine in Bucharest

SG Dal Mas meets MP Rozália-Ibolya Biró, Chair of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies

Parliamentary Dimension 12 Dec 25

Dal Mas meets Chair of Romania’s Foreign Affairs Committee: focus on CEI Parliamentary Dimension and 2026 Romanian Presidency

SG Dal Mas meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Oana-Silvia Țoiu (Bucharest, Romania)

Governmental Dimension 12 Dec 25

Romania prepares for CEI Presidency 2026: Dal Mas in Bucharest to define priorities and regional cooperation

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Secretary General attends ceremony unveiling commemorative plaque dedicated to Dositej Obradović

Dsg Kiraly at the CEI-TCT panel in Niš (Serbia)

Governmental Dimension 09 Dec 25

CEI and Transport Community (TCT) Panel in Niš highlights integrated solutions for sustainable transport in the Western Balkans

Coordination Meeting of Regional Organisations (Sarajevo, 4 December 2025)

05 Dec 25

Smart and resilient connectivity: regional organisations meet in Sarajevo

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