News
Thu, 18/09/2014
The Seminar was attended on the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers (Belarus, Moldova) and high-level government officials (Austrian CEI Presidency, Ukraine, Poland, Serbia). The EU was represented by its office in Minsk, the CEI Secretariat by the Alternate Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General. Students from the Minsk State University, Faculty of Foreign Relations, participated in the discussion session.
Wed, 10/09/2014
The Serbian designer Ivana Sovilj, born in 1977, is the winner of the CEI Award presented in the framework of the International Design Competition “Trieste Contemporanea”.
Tue, 02/09/2014
As part of the project Smallholders Farmers’ Access to Markets in Eastern and Northern Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Albania, a workshop and a roundtable were organised in the framework of the International Plumb Fair in Gradačac (Northern Bosnia and Herzegovina). The Fair - on 27-30 August this year - is the biggest scientific and economic event related to plumbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The target audience were plumb producers and organisations creating a business environment.
Tue, 02/09/2014
The Presidency of the Central European Initiative is increasingly concerned about the situation in parts of Eastern Ukraine and urges Russia to stop the increased flow of weapons, military personnel and militants across the Russian Ukrainian border as those are blatant violations of international law. While firmly condemning the intensified aggression towards Ukraine, the CEI Presidency requests that Russia immediately cease all forms of support for the separatist groups in Ukraine.
Mon, 25/08/2014
László Krasznahorkai, winner of the Vilenica 2014 Award, is the special guest of the Vilenica pre-opening event taking place on 2 September 2014, at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste. The event is organised by the Slovene Writers' Association in cooperation with the CEI and Group 85.
Mon, 25/08/2014
Born in Mostar in 1982, Mirko Božič writes poetry, prose, columns and essays. His poems have been published in literary anthologies and numerous literary magazines in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. As emphasised in the laudation by the international jury “Mirko Božić's literary project is a unique reading of the history of his motherland written on the basis of uncommon material tightly related to his family and personal life.
Fri, 08/08/2014
Thirty-four students from 20 countries participated in the 2014 Edition of the EU and Legal Reform Summer School held on 13-18 July in Igalo, Montenegro. Fifteen students came from 7 CEI Member Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine), whose mobility was co-funded through the CEI Cooperation Fund, contributed by all CEI Members.
Wed, 06/08/2014
The eligibility check of the applications for co-financing through the CEI Cooperation Fund - Call for Proposals 2014 (deadline: 27 May 2014) - has been carried out.
Applications classified as eligible will proceed to the second evaluation phase and possible allocation of a CEI contribution. Applicants will receive a notification regarding the final decision on co-financing (awarding/rejection).
Applications classified as eligible will proceed to the second evaluation phase and possible allocation of a CEI contribution. Applicants will receive a notification regarding the final decision on co-financing (awarding/rejection).
Mon, 04/08/2014
In the context of the Advanced Training Programme for Young Officials from CEI Member Countries on the Management of EU (co) Funded Projects, the CEI is offering up to four fellowships of 1.500,00 EUR per month for a duration of six months.
The selected candidates will join the Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Trieste.
The selected candidates will join the Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Trieste.
Thu, 31/07/2014
S2BIOM, Danube-INCO.NET and EBTP-SABS are the three ongoing CEI projects dedicated to promoting the development of bioeconomy in CEI Member Countries presented at the “Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy” event, organised by the European Commission’s Jo
Fri, 25/07/2014
On 16 - 22 July 2014, farmers from Bratunac, Srebrenica and Milici were trained on which measures to be applied for saving their production, heavily damaged by the recent floods. Meanwhile, 16 representatives from 10 smallholder farmer’s organizations from Posavina area attended a training on 21 July focused on improving their management skills.
Fri, 25/07/2014
The International Master's in Public Procurement Management (PPM) is a full-time advanced postgraduate Master's providing specific training both to public officials already working in procurement as well as to young students wishing to pursue a career in this field.
The programme consists of classroom lectures, held this year from March to mid-July in Rome, followed by distance-learning and a mandatory professional internship in a firm or institution.
The programme consists of classroom lectures, held this year from March to mid-July in Rome, followed by distance-learning and a mandatory professional internship in a firm or institution.
Wed, 23/07/2014
The partnership of the project “ADRIA A - Accessibility and development for the re-launch of the inner Adriatic area” gathered on 11 July 2014 in Trieste, on the premises of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, to discuss the state-of-the-art of the project, setting concrete steps targeted to fulfil its objectives. The meeting took place at a crucial moment for the development of the project, entering its final stage.
Fri, 18/07/2014
The RAIL4SEE project partners, gathering in Budapest on 14-16 July 2014, had the opportunity to participate in an on-site visit at the Budapest intermodal station, with a presentation on its developments and improvements over the years, as well as in a ride with the Children’s railway to the terminal. Comprehensive information about the intermodal public transport in Budapest and its connection with other Hungarian and European cities was also provided.
Tue, 15/07/2014
Participants from 11 CEI countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine) as well as from Greece and Turkey areattending the Summer School on "Sustainable Blue Growth in South East Europe" in Grignano, Trieste, on 14-18 July 2014. The majority of participants were scientists and doctoral candidates in marine sciences and related sectors.
Mon, 14/07/2014
The ADRIA A project has received a strong endorsement from the regional and national government through the General Framework Agreement in the field of transport signed by the two parties. The Agreement explicitly quotes ADRIA A as a best practice of cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries and builds on its findings and feasibility studies to officially support the financing of the missing infrastructural links identified by the project.
Wed, 09/07/2014
Around 30 participants, including young social scientists from 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, are taking part in the 11th DRC Summer School on Regional Co-operation, in Novi Sad, Serbia 6-13 July. This year, the Summer School is dedicated to the 100th anniversary since the start of the World War I, with special focus on “chances and challenges for the Danube region”.
Fri, 04/07/2014
CEI Secretary General, Amb. Caracciolo di Vietri, welcomes the beginning of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and expresses the conviction that, in this capacity, Italy would contribute to enhancing further EU-CEI cooperation.
Fri, 27/06/2014
The long-standing experience and perspectives of the CEI as the oldest and largest intergovernmental forum promoting regional cooperation and serving as a bridge between macro-regions, was presented at the workshop dedicated to the role of Civil Society organisations (CSOs) in democracy building and EU integration, in the framework of the 3rd Annual forum of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), on 26 and 27 June 2014.
Fri, 27/06/2014
Within the framework of the Austrian CEI Presidency 2014, the meeting of the CEI PD Parliamentary Committee was held in Vienna on 10 - 12 June 2014.
Under the title "Education as foundation for prosperity" the gathering was chaired by Susanne Kurz, President of CEI-PD and Head of the Austrian Delegation to the CEI-PD.
Under the title "Education as foundation for prosperity" the gathering was chaired by Susanne Kurz, President of CEI-PD and Head of the Austrian Delegation to the CEI-PD.