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SETAN Webinar “Social enterprises and COVID-19”: a forefront role in case of emergency

Thu, 12/11/2020

Participants from 14 countries gathered on 10 November to discuss how to strengthen social enterprises’ vision and role by improving knowledge and raising awareness on vital issues in the time of COVID-19.

SETAN

EU projects

Wed, 11/11/2020

CEI-WHO TF on balancing delivery of essential healthcare services

How to ensure essential healthcare services whilst responding to the COVID-19 emergency was the focus of today’s webinar, organised with WHO Europe in the context of the CEI-WHO Task Force, dedicated to a dual-track primary healthcare response to the pandemic.

CEI-supported pilot event on anti-corruption and good governance highlights challenges in Western Balkans

Good Governance

Tue, 03/11/2020

The Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) anti-corruption initiative held a webinar presenting the State Capture Assessment Diagnostics (SCAD) tool on 30 October 2020 as part of the CEI KEP project “Capacity Building for Implementing Innovative EU Monitoring Tools for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption” funded under the CEI Fund at the EBRD.

Just Societies

Testing strategies and capacities on top of CEI-WHO Task Force agenda

Wed, 28/10/2020

In light of the growing number of infected cases and spread of the pandemic, the CEI-WHO designated Task Force (TF) in response to COVID-19 met on 28 October to discuss testing capacities, instruments and solutions adopted in the CEI Member States.

CEI and OGS converge to step up actions called for in “Trieste Declaration on Science”

Wed, 28/10/2020

38 representatives from 11 different countries virtually met at a conference today aimed at pinpointing new opportunities for scientific collaboration in the field of solid earth science between and among Central and South-Eastern European countries.

Tue, 27/10/2020

CEI-supported key media event SEEMF 2020 successfully held in a hybrid format

The limitations brought by the global pandemic did not break the spirit of the annual South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), which took place in a new and hybrid format on 22 October 2020.

Good Governance

Sun, 25/10/2020

Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) continues to support Junior Anti-Corruption Practitioners from South-Eastern Europe

This year’s online Summer School of the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) maintained its tradition of partnering with national authorities from the RAI Member States and international organisations.

Just Societies

Thu, 22/10/2020

Innovative companies from CEI Member States meet on PPE HEALTH PORTAL

Businesses and partners from Albania, Italy, Poland and Ukraine, met on 20 October in a webinar focused on the exchange of knowledge and the promotion of innovative products for countering the current health emergency.

COVID-19 Extraordinary Call

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2020 announced

Media freedom

Mon, 19/10/2020

Cecilia Anesi from Italy and Natalija Jovanovic from Serbia are the winners of this year’s CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism, promoted by the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). Esmeralda Keta from Albania will receive a special mention.

Media freedom

Media

Wed, 14/10/2020

CEI-WHO from guidance to action: stepping up infection prevention and control in healthcare settings

No country or health system, even the most developed or sophisticated, can claim to be free of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Effective Infection Prevention Control (IPC) needs safe healthcare settings for adequate IPC programmes in all facilities, adequate training and more quality personal-protective equipment.

New Publication: contribution of CEI to UN Agenda 2030 and its implementation in CEI Member States

Mon, 12/10/2020

In the framework of the 5th anniversary of the adoption of Agenda 2030, we are proud to launch “Contribution of CEI to UN Agenda 2030 and its implementation in CEI Member States”.

Italian Health Institute sets two new CEI projects into motion

Fri, 09/10/2020

The Italian Health Institute (Istituto Superiore di Sanità – ISS), has recently kicked off two projects financed by Italy in the framework of the CEI COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals. Both actions will implement activities on Distance Learning on Epidemics and Pandemic outbreaks. One will target the countries of the Western Balkans and the other will target Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.

COVID-19 Extraordinary Call

Mon, 05/10/2020

CEI Know-how Exchange Programme: Call for Proposals 2020 now open!

The CEI is glad to announce a Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐how Exchange Programme (KEP) with funding made available by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government.

Challenges, lessons learned and preparedness: CEI-WHO on the way forward

Fri, 02/10/2020

“Will we ever be able to be prepared for a pandemic?” This was the theme of the 7th meeting of the CEI-WHO Task Force in response to COVID-19 emergency held on 30 September.

CEI Ministers of Foreign Affairs discuss transition to “new normal” with multilateralism as cornerstone of cooperation

Mon, 28/09/2020

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and High-level representatives of the CEI Member States converged in an e-meeting on 24 September to take stock of the latest developments in the CEI region following the COVID-19 pandemic, as we step into the transition to a “new normal”.

Montenegrin Presidency

CEI-WHO Task Force resumes briefings with safe school reopening at heart of meeting

Mon, 14/09/2020

Increasing coordination on measures for safe school reopening was the main topic tackled during an e-meeting held in the framework of the CEI-WHO Joint Task Force (TF), on 9 September.