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Sadeta Bajrović from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Milica Vojinović 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). Nermina Kuloglija from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vlad Odobescu from Romania have received a special mention.
CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione participated in the 11th edition of the Belgrade Security Forum on 28 October 2021 under the title of Testing Humanity. He was a speaker during the session organised by the CEI in partnership with BFPE which tackled region-to-region cooperation with focus on opportunities for Central and Southeastern Europe.   

A concrete action to overcome the infrastructural gap in the Alpe Adria area and improve the quality of service and transport in this strategic area.

On 22 October CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione along with a delegation from the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES), took part in the High-level Meeting on Transport in Budva organised by the Ministry of Capital Investments of Montenegro, in the framework of the Montenegrin CEI Presidency.
The meeting of the General Assembly of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension (CEI-PD) was held in a hybrid format (physical/online) in Herceg Novi on 15 October under the leadership of Ms. Tamara Vujovic, CEI PD President and Head of Montenegrin Delegation to the CEI-PD. 

7 projects under the Know-how Exchange Programmes (KEP) supported by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by Italy were recently approved at the last Committee of National Coordinators Meeting.

The 4th Committee of National Coordinators’ meeting, under the Montenegrin CEI Presidency 2021, took place at the CEI Headquarters in Trieste on 11 October.

On 8 October, Ministers, State Secretaries and other high officials dealing with environmental issues in CEI countries gathered in Trieste for a Conference organised within the Sea Summit hosted by the world-renowned regatta, the “Barcolana”. 

“Waste Management” and “Waters without Borders” were the themes of this event held under the Montenegrin Presidency.

In the framework of the ACSELL project, the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is launching a call for European SMEs to participate in a study in Italy and Germany.
In the framework of the ACSELL project, the CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is launching a call for European SMEs to participate in a study in Italy and Germany.
CEI DSG Zoran Jovanovic attended the 17th edition of the Salzburg Europe Summit held on 26-28 September under the general theme “The comeback of Europe”.

GECCOSPARK, a KEP project funded by the CEI Fund at the EBRD and led by the University of Ferrara (Italy), promoting geological, ecological and cultural heritage through sustainable development and the creation of geoparks in North Macedonia, concluded its activities on 28 September.

The CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is proud to announce the launch of the 2nd edition of the Call for Ideas and Award Competition “ IMAGINE!” Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development in Central European Initiative and Adriatic Ionian Initiative Areas.

The CEI-Executive Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of a Call for Proposals for the elaboration of a logo design to be used for the forthcoming editions of the Call for Ideas and Award Competiton "IMAGINE" .

The CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is proud to announce the launch of the 2nd edition of the Call for Ideas and Award Competition “IMAGINE!” Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development in Central European Initiative and Adriatic Ionian Initiative Areas.

The Digital Health Europe Summit 2021, a three-day event starting on 28 September, was organised for inspiring and forward-looking debates, starting from the results of the HORIZON 2020 project Digital Health Europe (DHE).

Tourism is a way to help open up the beauty of Albania both to its own citizens and worldwide; it brings about many opportunities to the local economy: additional income, more business, and new jobs.

The research found that changes in mobility behaviour patterns have negatively affected the business operations of public transport operators in all of the analysed cities and will almost certainly continue to negatively affect them.

The 2021 edition of the Summer Seminar for Young Public Policy Professionals focused on “Exploring Post-Covid Recovery Scenarios for Central and South-Eastern Europe” was held in Varna, Bulgaria, on 6-10 September. 

Secretary General Roberto Antonione has recently participated in the 71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe to discuss economic, social- and health-related issues and devise future directions for concerted global action.
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