Secretary General's Message

 Dear friends,

I welcome you to the new website of the Central European Initiative (CEI), the oldest and largest forum of cooperation among the countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Our organization of 18 Member States has played and is playing an indispensable role in our region.

The CEI is uniquely placed to foster cooperation on the political, economic, scientific and cultural level and to facilitate the dialogue with the European Union. The CEI’s main objective is to assist its non-EU Member States in moving towards the EU.

Our team in Trieste is prepared and determined to take up new challenges. We look forward with optimism to tackle the many-fold tasks ahead of us. Our new website will provide you with an excellent, user-friendly database.

It represents a broad cross- section of our activities in pursuit of our mission. Please feel free to refer back to the website often, as it will be updated on a regular basis. I hope our  site will become your  trusted source on issues concerning our region.

With warm regards,

Gerhard Pfanzelter