CEI - Central European Initiative

CEI - Central European Initiative
CEI - Central European Initiative

The Central European Initiative (CEI) consists of 18 member states: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

The Central European Initiative was established in 1989 as an intergovernmental political, economic and cultural forum of the member states. The main objective of the CEI was to help the transformation of the Central European countries and bring them closer to the EU. The Central European Initiative has funds that are used to support projects in various sectors of activity. The Central European Initiative cooperates with various international organisations and institutions, including the OECD, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), the World Bank, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, as well as regional players.

CEI's areas of activity:

climate, environment and renewable energy;
business development, including tourism;
human resources development;
information society and media;
intercultural cooperation, including minorities;
multimodal transport;
science and technology;
sustainable agriculture;
interregional and cross-border cooperation.