CEI Plan of Action 2018-2020

ANNEX

This Annex is a dynamic tool aimed at demonstrating the elaboration process of the CEI Plan of Action 2018- 2020, based on the past experience. It also aims at illustrating its implementation stages. The recent and ongoing CEI projects and activities in the established goals and objectives may serve as pilot examples for desired actions. This Annex will be regularly updated with the implemented projects and activities in the framework of the CEI Plan of Action 2018-2020.

1. Connectivity

GOALS: Good governance, economic growth and environmental protection

GOAL 1: Good governance

OBJECTIVES:

1.1. Processing and exchanging experience on large-scale migration

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

OSCE-CEI panel discussion “Beyond the CEI Presidency event Austrian Chairmanship of the 9 June 2017, Vienna - Austria Emergency: Improving the International OSCE and Belarusian CEI Response to Large Movements of People” Presidency Second Annual Meeting of the Western Balkans Cooperation Activity Center for Develop-ment 19-20 May 2017, Sarajevo – Migration Network (WB-MIGNET) Evaluation and Social Science Bosnia and Herzegovina Re-search (CDESS) "Balkan Networks and Stability - Connecting Co- Cooperation Activity NATO Defense College 6-7 April 2017, Rome - Italy operative and human security" Foundation SIMPLE migration practice “What holds the Cooperation Activity Asylum Protection Center 2-3 March 2017, Belgrade - future for Europe’s migration and asylum?” (APC/CZA), Serbia Serbia Promoting good practices in Cooperation Activity Council of the Baltic Sea States 8-9 December 2016 Stockholm - protecting migrants and asylum (CBSS) Sweden seeking children, in particular unaccompanied children Challenges and opportunities of Cooperation Activity Institute for the Danube 1 - 3 December 2016, Vienna - migration in and from South-East Region and Central Europe Austria Europe (IDM) Gender sensitive labour migration Cooperation Activity OSCE Coordinator for 21-23 November 2016 Chisinau - Economic and Moldova Environmental Activities (OCEEA) European values and security facing Cooperation Activity European Movement in the 19–20 September 2016 Skopje - migrant crisis: a perspective from the Republic Macedonia civil society of Macedonia (EMRM) Breaking down or re-building the Cooperation Activity Istituto per l’Europa Centro- 16 September 2016, Bertinoro walls. Migration crisis, refugees and Orientale e Balcanica (IECOB) (Forlì) - Italy security in South-East Europe MUNSC Salient - youth conference Cooperation Activity United Nations Association of 11–15 July 2016 Ljubljana - on global matters Slovenia (UNAS) Slovenia

WELCOMING: Wanting Europe Cooperation Activity European Association for Local 20 – 21 June 2016 Skopje - as Leverage for Cooperation on the Democracy Macedonia Migratory Insertion Governance (ALDA) Refugee crisis management and EU Cooperation Activity Observatory Balkans & 6 May 2016 Trieste - Italy accession process along the Balkan Caucasus (OBC Trento) Route First annual meeting of the Western Cooperation Activity Center for Economic and Social 15 - 16 April 2016, Tirana - Balkans Migration Observatory Studies (CESS) Albania

Scattering reception: spreading the Cooperation Activity ICS Consorzio Italiano di 17 – 19 March 2016, Trieste - reception culture and promoting real Solidarietà – Ufficio Rifugiati, Italy integration for refugees and asylum seekers Onlus // Italian Consortium for Solidarity – Refugees Office NGO Acting together in migration Cooperation Activity Migration, Asylum and 17 March 2016, Skopje - management-enhancing coordination Refugees Regional Initiative Macedonia between local and central level (MARRI) Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) Combating illegal migration and Cooperation Activity Ivano-Frankivsk Law University, 11-12 March 2016, Ivano- illicit human trafficking Ukraine Frankivsk - Ukraine

1.2. Promoting safe and secure e-Government solutions

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

VII Spring School on “ICT, economical and Cooperation Activity SSIC-HECE (Higher Education 22-24 May 2017, Koper / organizational issues for e-health integration in in Clinical Engineering) of the Capodistria - Slovenia the enlarged Europe” in the frame of the Higher University of Trieste Education in Clinical Engineering (SSIC-HECE) Masters’ Program

1.3. Strengthening institutional capacities and promoting effective anti-corruption measures and open data

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Albania Secretariat to the Investment Council TC Project EBRD/CEI Albania

5th International Master in Public Procurement TC Project EBRD/CEI Regional Management 4th International Master in Public Procurement TC Project EBRD/CEI Regional Management Support anti-corruption capacity building in KEP ITALY Project Organization for Security and January – December 2017, Albania Co-operation in Europe Albania (OSCE) - Governance in Economic and Environmental Issues Department (GEEID)International Academy of Anti-Corruption (IACA) Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Civil KEP ITALY Project Center for the Study of January 2016 - December Society Initiate: Capacity Building for Monitoring Democracy, BULGARIA; 2016, regional (non-EU CEI SOE Governance in the Energy Transcrime – Joint Research countries) Centre on Transnational Crime, ITALY The European Union and Legal Reform Summer Cooperation Activity Center for Constitutional 9 – 15 July 2017, Igalo - School 2017 Studies and Democratic Develop-ment (CCSDD) - SAIS - Johns Hopkins University XVIII Summer Seminar for Young Public Policy Cooperation Activity Economic Policy Institute 29 May – 2 June 2017, Professionals (EPI), Bulgaria Albena - Bulgaria 6th Summer School on Policy making and Politics Cooperation Activity National University of 17-31 July 2016, Casa Vlasia - at the Local Level (POL-LOC) Political Studies and Public Romania Administration

The European Union and Legal Reform Summer Cooperation Activity Johns Hopkins University 10-15 July 2016, Igalo School 2016 SAIS Bologna Center (Herceg-Novi) - Montenegro

Summer School for Junior Anti Corruption Cooperation Activity Regional Anti-Corruption 6-10 June 2016, Chisinau - Professionals from South East Europe Initiative (RAI) - Secretariat Moldova

Political and Economic Transformation in Cooperation Activity Center for Democratic 12-13 May 2016, Budva - Southeastern Europe Transition (CDT) NGO Montenegro

GOAL 2: Economic growth

OBJECTIVES:

2.1. Strengthening transport networks

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

SECNET – Cross border institutional cooperation EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI July 2017 – ongoing for improving ports security Partner) CONNECT2CE (Improved rail connections and EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI Lead June 2017 - ongoing smart mobility in Central Europe) Partner) SUMPORT – Sustainable Urban Mobility in MED EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI Lead February 2017 - ongoing port cities Partner) Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning to Enhance EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI June 2016 - ongoing Regional freight transport (SULPiTER) Partner) Investment in the Silk Road Infrastructure TC Project EBRD/CEI Regional Corridor: the Western Balkans Route Project Preparation along the Silk Road in CSEE: TC Project EBRD/CEI Regional Assessing and Tackling Policy Obstacles to Infrastructure Investment in the Region Climate Resilience in the Bosnian Road Network. TC Project EBRD/CEI Bosnia and Herzegovina Flood Repair and Upgrade Macedonia Rail Corridor VIII Phase II - TC Project EBRD/CEI Macedonia Consultancy Services for Project Implementation Macedonian National Roads Programme. Project TC Project EBRD/CEI Macedonia Implementation Assistance Analysis of Climate Risks in Transport TC Project EBRD/CEI Regional Infrastructures in the Western Balkans Ministerial Conference “Promoting Connectivity CEI Presidency Event Belarusian CEI Presidency / 8 June 2017, Minsk - Belarus in the CEI Region: Bridging the Gap between Ministry of Transport and Europe and Asia” Communications Logistics and transport - intermodality and cross- Cooperation Activity Institute of the Regions of 8-9 November 2017, Opatija border facilitation Europe (IRE), Salzburg, - Austria

International Forum of water transport Cooperation Activity Maritime river agency 19 May 2017, Belgrade - development - IFWTD “AGENT PLUS” Ltd Serbia

2.2. Improving research and innovation systems

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

ITHACA - InnovaTion in Health And Care for All EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI February 2017 - ongoing External support to Friuli Venezia Giulia Region) International Cooperation Network for the EU-funded Project Partner consortium CEI January 2014 – July 2017 Danube Region (Danube-INCO.NET) Partner) Development and regulation of the University of KEP ITALY Project European Laboratory for January 2017 – December Belgrade laser-laboratory infrastructure for Non-linear Spectroscopy 2018, Serbia education and research (LENS), Italy

Innovation management for SMEs KEP ITALY Project Free Entrepreneurship January 2016 - October Association, POLAND 2016, Belarus

“SME Vision2020” Cooperation Activity Macedonia 9-10 November 2017, Skopje - Macedonia 7th Central European Symposium on Plasma Cooperation Activity Plasma physics group at 3-7 September 2017, Terme Chemistry (7th CESPC) Institute of Physics in Zagreb, Sveti Martin na Muri - Croatia Slovenia 2017 Danube:Future Interdisciplinary School - Cooperation Activity Austria, Danube University 14-21 July 2017, Krems - Cultural and social implications of global change Krems Austria on the Danube River Basin Fifth International Conference on Radiation and Cooperation Activity RAD Association, Niš, Serbia 12-16 June 2017, Budva – Applications in Various Fields of Research (RAD Montenegro 2017) SMEs – Business development and regional Cooperation Activity Business Info Group (BIG), 16 February 2017, Belgrade - cooperation Serbia Serbia

Regional Innovation Forum (RIF) - Cooperation, Cooperation Activity ARC Consulting EOOD, December 2016, Bulgaria Competitiveness & Convergence in Southeast Bulgaria Europe Collaborate to innovate – fostering open Cooperation Activity YES - Youth Entrepreneurial 17-18 November 2016, innovation motives for collaboration Service (YES) Foundation, Skopje - Macedonia Macedonia

XVII International feed technology symposium Cooperation Activity Institute of Food Technology 25-27 October 2016, Novi “Feed to Food Tech” (FINS), University of Novi Sad - Serbia Sad, Serbia Intelligence in the Knowledge Society 2016 (IKS Cooperation Activity The “Mihai Viteazul” 20-21 October 2016 Odai 20- 2016) National Intelligence 22, Bucharest - Romania Academy, Romania TABIS & DMBI.2016. International Joint Cooperation Activity Faculty of Mathe-matics, 20-24 June 2016, Belgrade - Conference of Theoretical Approaches to University of Belgrade, Serbia Bioinformation Systems and Data Mining in Serbia Bioinformatics.2016 2016 DIAnet International School “Contributing Cooperation Activity University of Trieste, Italy 17-25 June 2016, Gorizia - to a sustainable future of the Danube River Italy Basin: capacity building in developing inter- and transdisciplinary re-search proposals” Fourth International Conference on Radiation Cooperation Activity RAD Association, Niš, Serbia 23-27 May 2016, Nis - Serbia and Applications in Various Fields of Research (RAD 2016) think.BDPST Young Leaders’ Forum -establishing Cooperation Activity Antall József Knowledge 8-10 March 2016, Budapest a common platform for young leaders Centre contributing to a ‘smart specialisation’ of the region through facilitatating collaboration between science, business, and innovation. SMEs – Regional Networking and business Cooperation Activity Business Info Group (BIG), 1 March 2016, Belgrade - improvement Serbia Serbia

41st Conference of the Middle European Cooperation Activity Faculty of Physics, University 15-17 February 2016 Cooperation in Statistical Physics – MECO41 of Vienna, Austria

2.3. Supporting transition to Circular and Bioeconomy and promoting Blue Growth

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

European Technology and Innovation Platform EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI September 2016 - ongoing Bioenergy – Support for Advanced Biofuels Partner) Stakeholder (ETIP Bioenergy SABS) Innovation Vouchers scheme for resource TC Project EBRD/CEI Serbia efficiency technologies and services: programme preparation and definition of possible implementation approaches Resource efficiency in the supply chain: TC Project EBRD/CEI Serbia Univerexport Master in Sustainable Blue Growth – three Cooperation Activity OGS (National Institute of Regional scholarships for researchers form CEI countries Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy Joined European CEI-JRC-ICGEB Workshop on CEI Cooperation Activity University of Ss. Cyril and 4-6 September 2017, “Smart specialization strategy in the field of Methodius in Trnava, Bratislava industrial and medicinal biotechechnologies in Slovakia (UCM) Europe with the focus on CEE region”

Water Footprint - Transferring Knowledge into CEI Cooperation Activity Faculty of Agriculture, 25-27 May 2017, Novi Sad - Action (WF in ACT) University of Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

CEI Business Forum Driving forces and CEI Cooperation Activity Foreign Trade Chamber of December 2016, Sarajevo – perspectives for the development of the CEI Bosnia and Herzegovina FTC Bosnia and Herzegovina wood sector B&H

2.4. Strengthening rural and area-based development

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Advancing and strengthening Social Enterprises to EU-funded Project Partner consortium (CEI June 2017 - ongoing maximize their impact in the economic and social Partner) sector of Central European countries (SENTINEL) Water Sector in Coastal Area Reform TC Project EBRD/CEI Montenegro

Priority Investment Program Identification and TC Project EBRD/CEI Montenegro Pre-feasibility study of local water supply systems expansion in the coastal of Montenegro Know how exchange - GIs for non-wine food KEP ITALY Project Development Policy February 2017 – July 2017, products: Exchange of know-how and boost for Foundation, Poland Moldova partnerships’ based rural development in Moldova WASTE MGMT in Vinnytsia – Capacity building and KEP ITALY Project Contarina Spa, Italy February 2016 – August transfer of knowledge for increasing and improving 2017, Ukraine professional skills in waste management in the Region of Vinnytsia "SMART RIVER GOVERNANCE: EXPERIENCES IN KEP ITALY Project Alta Scuola, Italy January 2016 – March 2017, THE MIRROR FROM ITALY TO MOLDOVA” - Moldova Acronym: SMA.RI.GO. Leap forward with flexible and appropriate KEP AUSTRIA Project Business Development December 2015—November wastewater solutions in R. Moldova (WaterLEAP) Group, Romania 2016, Moldova

Central European Women Farmers Gathering Cooperation Activity Amma – Center for the Care 18-20 October 2017, (CEWFG) 2017 of People and Nature, Serbia Visočka Ržana – Dojkinci, Pirot - Serbia

“Production of Organic and Bio - food - a Key Cooperation Activity Regional Cluster “North- 21-23 June 2017, Varna - Factor for the Development of Rural Areas in East” – Var-na, Bulgaria Bulgaria Central and South-eastern Europe” - PrOBio Integrated production of raspberries in Serbia - a Cooperation Activity Association of rasp-berry 10 March 2017,Vrbas - step towards the EU standards growers “Backopoljski mali- Serbia nari”

Food standards and safety in the traditional Cooperation Activity CEI Wholesale Markets 2-5 October, 2016, Shkoder - distribution channel Foundation Albania

7th CEI Regional Forum for Health, Wellness & Spa Cooperation Activity Cluster of Health, Wellness 24 May 2016, Belgrade - Industry and SPA Tourism Serbia Serbia (WELLNESS SERBIA)

Application of Advanced Plasma Technologies in Cooperation Activity Slovenian Society for 6-11 March 2016, Cerklje na CE Agriculture Vacuum Technique – SSVT Gorenjskem - Slovenia

Innovation and Sustainable Product Development Cooperation Activity UHPA: Association of 16-17 February 2016, Zagreb for Special Interest Tourism (ID SIT) Croatian Travel Agen-cies, - Croatia Croatia

GOAL 3: Environmental protection

OBJECTIVES:

3.1. Fostering adaptation to climate change

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Assessment of environmental hotspots and review TC Project EBRD/CEI Albania and Montenegro of remediation investment opportunities in the low Adriatic Dams safety: a new approach for the monitoring of KEP ITALY Project University of Padua - January 2017 – June 2018, the dams with the use of remote sensing Interdepartmental Research Albania Center of Geomatics (CIRGEO), Italy HYMEUR-HYdrometeorological Modelling for KEP ITALY Project University of Brescia, Italy January 2016 – December Environmental qUalitycontRol 2017, Serbia

Development of a training program on KEP ITALY Project Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 2016 – December Management of Disaster Prevention, Preparedness Italy 2016, Serbia and Rapid Response 2017 Sustainability Training Event: how can Cooperation Activity KIRECO’ Social Enter-prise, 19-23 June 2017, Ravenna - climate changes impact to tourism? Ravenna, Italy Italy

Hands-on Training on the use of the NMMB Cooperation Activity Republic Hydrome- 19-24 Septem-ber 2017, Atmospheric Model for Weather Predic-tion in the teorological Service of Serbia Belgrade - Serbia South Eastern Europe; Acronym: SEEWEATHER – RHMSS Towards the Adaptation to Climate Change in Cooperation Activity AGES, Serbia 6-8 June 2016, Goražde - Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina as a response to Bosnia and Herze-govina Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards Regional Climate Cross-Border Networking Cooperation Activity Geobalcanica Society January 2016, Skopje - Initiative Macedonia

3.2. Promoting sustainable energy and energy efficiency

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Implementation of the Corporate Governance Action TC Project EBRD/CEI Albania Plan (CGAP) for KESH (Korporata Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare) Macedonia Renewable Energy Power Purchase TC Project EBRD/CEI Macedonia Agreement Preparation Independent System Operator of Bosnia and TC Project EBRD/CEI Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzegovina ‐ Consultant for the Project Implementation Unit Capacity Building for Improved Mineral Fuels KEP ITALY Project University of Chemistry and February 2016 – December Monitoring System - Transfer of Best Practices Technology, Prague, CZECH 2016, Serbia against Grey Economy (FUELPAGE) REPUBLIC

LCA – GHG emissions of RES production and KEP AUSTRIA Project BOKU – University of Natural February 2016 – December utilization in Serbia (RESEnviro) Resources and Life Sciences, 2016, Serbia Vienna, Austria

Reduce energy use and change habits – REACH KEP AUSTRIA Project Focus, Slovenia November 2015—December 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Montenegro and Serbia

Sustainable energy systems for CEE countries – Cooperation Activity Energiaklub Climate Policy 3 November 2016, Budapest modelling and cooperation Institute and Applied - Hungary Communica-tions Association (Energiaklub), Hungary Green your (hydro)power! Cooperation Activity WWF Adria, Croatia April 2017

Improving energy efficiency in SME's – Make a choice Cooperation Activity Regional Chamber of 22 April 2016, Novi Sad - Commerce Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

3.3. Preserving natural capital, especially biodiversity

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Preserving Kotor Bay as natural and historical KEP ITALY Project Iefluids s.r.l., Italy January 2017 – January 2018, heritage - Analysing sea pollution sources and raising Montenegro ecological awareness Annual Meeting of the European Network of Cooperation Activity Justice and environment 14-17 March 2016, Bratislava - Environmental Law Organizations, Justice and Slovakia Environment / Preservation of natural values and of biodiversity in development decision-making in Europe with special regard to large (energy) projects and nature conservation International Summer School “Sustainable Cooperation Activity Belarusian State Tech- 2-11 May 2016, Warsaw - Development of Real Estate and Forest Recourses” nological University (BSTU) Poland (RESD)

2. Diversity

GOALS: Intercultural cooperation, media freedom and scientific cooperation and education

GOAL 4: Intercultural cooperation

OBJECTIVES:

4.1. Promoting intercultural dialogue and preserving cultural diversity

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Cooperating for Open access to Museums – towards EU-funded project Partner consortium July 2016 - ongoing a widEr INclusion (COME-IN!) (CEI Lead Partner) "Participatory Governance in Culture: Exploring Cooperation Activity Kultura Nova Foundation 22-24 November 2017, Rijeka, Practices, Theories and Policies. DO IT TOGETHER" Croatia CEI Music Higher Education Network Symposium Cooperation Activity Music Conservatory 16-18 October 2017, Trieste - 2017 “Giuseppe Tartini”, Trieste, Italy Banja Luka – Academy of arts, Sarajevo – Academy of Music , Italy XIII Central European Forum of Aquileia EuroRegion Cooperation Activity Mitteleuropa Association, 5 October 2017, Udine - Italy “Migrations – Integrations – Revolutions” Italy

23rd CEI International Summer School “Envisioning Cooperation Activity IECOB Institute for Central 4-10 September 2017 Moving Frontiers: Migration Management, Minority Eastern Europe and the Bertinoro (Forlì) - Italy Protection and the enhancement of Territorial Balkans (Istituto per l’Europa Cooperation” Centro–Orientale e Balcanica), Italy CEI Round-Table Discussions at Vilenica - “Literature Cooperation Activity Slovene Writers' Association 7 September 2017 That Changes the World That Changes Literature” TEACHBACK - Teaching the teachers , developing the Cooperation Activity Lokomotiva- Centre for New 21-28 August 2017, Ohrid - methods of education and learning in field of Initiatives in Arts and Macedonia contemporary performing arts (dance) Culture, Macedonia

ALDA Summer University “Remembrance and Cooperation Activity ALDA-European Association 17-22 July 2017, Skopje - Intercultural Dialogue” for Local Democracy Macedonia Two Open Weeks of Plavo Theatre 2017 - training Cooperation Activity Plavo pozoriste Theatre 16-29 July 2017 program for young performance artists and students Laboratory, Serbia from CEI countries RomArchive - Roma Film Archive - Workshop & Cooperation Activity Romedia Foundation, 7-10 April 2017, Budapest Filmfestival Hungary XII International Forum of the Aquileia Euro-Region Cooperation Activity Mitteleuropa Associ-ation, 20-21 October 2016, Udine - “From the Atlantic to the Urals or between the Italy Italy Atlantic and the Urals?”

THERESIA - The empress cities: urban centres, Cooperation Activity of Trieste, 20-21 October 2016, Trieste - societies and economies from Maria Theresia von Cultural Department Italy Habsburg

Diversity is Super-City! – DISC! Cooperation Activity Regional Endeavour for Art, 1 October 2016, 2016, Sremski Culture and Health – REACH, Karlovci - Serbia Serbia CEI Music Higher Education Network Symposium Cooperation Activity Music Conservatory 26-28 October 2016, Trieste - 2016 “Giuseppe Tartini”, Trieste, Italy Banja Luka – Academy of arts, Sarajevo – Academy of Music , Italy 22th International CEI International Summer School Cooperation Activity IECOB Institute for Central 12-16 September 2016, “Minorities, Kin-States, and Territorial Cooperation” Eastern Europe and the Bertinoro - Italy Balkans (Istituto per l’Europa Centro–Orientale e Balcani- ca), Italy CEI Round-Table Discussions at Vilenica – “Literature Cooperation Activity Slovene Writers' Association 8 September 2016, Lipica - and Ethics” Slovenia Ready to Change: Slow Down Cooperation Activity Bunker Ljubljana, Slovenia 26-27 August 2016, Ljubljana - Slovenia Pécs Debate Academy 2016 ”Understanding Our Cooperation Activity SIEN - Student Interna-tional 15-25 July, 2016 Pecs - Interpolar World - 25 Years After the End of the Exchange Net-work Hungary Bipolar System” Foundation, Hungary

CEI PIANO FORUM 2016 > STEP BEYOND Cooperation Activity Piano FVG, Italy 30 April – 15 May 2016, Sacile - Italy

4.2. Safeguarding cultural heritage and supporting creative industries (CCIs)

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

tARTini: Turismo culturale all'insegna di Giuseppe EU-funded project Piran Municipality October 2017 - ongoing Tartini Kulturni turizem v znamenju Giuseppeja Tartinija 4th SEE Mosaics Conference “Presentation of Cooperation Activity 3-6 October 2017, Pula - Detached Mosaics on Movable Supports” Croatia CineLink Drama workshop Cooperation Activity Obala Art Centar Sarajevo 2 March -2 April 2017, Sarajevo – Bosnia and Herzegovina SEE Mosaics Meeting III “New perspectives and Cooperation Activity Local Development Agency 14-17 September 2016, Ohrid - challenges in mosaic conservation” Struga, Macedonia Macedonia

FEST ANCA GAME DAYS 2016 – game developers and Cooperation Activity ANČA, o. z., Slovakia 1-2 July.2016, Zilina - Slovak event organizers conference Republic

Cultural tourism in the CEI Region: sustainable Cooperation Activity Polotsk District Executive 5 June 2016, Polotsk - Belarus economic development of local communities Committee - PDEC, Belarus through preservation of cultural heritage

4.3. Fostering cultural diplomacy

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

FESTIVAL IDENTITY 2017 –Jihlava Documentary Film Cooperation Activity DOC.DREAM, Czech Republic 26–28 October 2017, Jihlava – Festival Czech Republic Film New Europe CEI Innovation Day at Regiofund Cooperation Activity FILM NEW EUROPE Sp. 5-6 October 2017, Katowice - Film Festival 2017 z o.o, Poland Poland 8th CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators Cooperation Activity Trieste Contempora-nea 12 May 2017, Venice - Italy Committee, Italy KineDok First Screens (Conference and Workshop on Cooperation Activity Institute of Docu-mentary Film 12-13 March 2017, Prague – DIY Distribution) (IDF), Czech Republic Czech Republic Trieste Film Festival 2017 Cooperation Activity Alpe Adria Cinema, Italy 20-29 January 2017, Trieste - Italy WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2017 Trieste Co- Cooperation Activity FVG Audiovisual Fund, Italy 22-24 January 2017, Italy production Forum Italy-Balkans: the ways of contemporary dramaturgy Cooperation Activity Associazione TINA-OS, Trieste 20-21 January 2017, Trieste and cultural cooperation among theatres and and Muggia - Italy producers of the CEI area FESTIVAL IDENTITY 2016 –Jihlava Documentary Film Cooperation Activity DOC.DREAM, Czech Republic 24–29 October 2016, Jihlava – Festival Czech Republic 12th BUSHO Film festival Cooperation Activity Gombolyag Foundation, 30 August-4 September 2016 Hungary Workshop for ethno choreographers and singers Cooperation Activity NGO Village 13-19 June 2016, various during “Eastville” International Ethno Song Festival locations KineDok 2 days’ workshop and conference on Cooperation Activity IDF – Institute of Docu-mentary 11-12 March, 2016, Prague, alternative distribution 2016 Film Czech Republic Trieste Film Festival 2016 Cooperation Activity Alpe Adria Cinema, Italy January 2016, Trieste - Italy

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2016 Trieste Co- Cooperation Activity FVG Audiovisual Fund, Italy 25-26 January 2016, Trieste - production Forum Italy CEI Award 2017 at Trieste Film Festival Award CEI CEI Award 2016 at Trieste Film Festival Award CEI CEI Fellowship 2017 for Writers in Residence Award CEI CEI Fellowship 2016 for Writers in Residence Award CEI

4.4. Improving social integration of people from groups at risk of exclusion

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Age-friendly environments in Central and South- Commitment to CEI within Action Group D4 June 2016 - 2020 eastern Europe EIPonAHA Professional intergovernmental know-how exchange KEP ITALY Project Roma Education Fund (REF), January 2017 – June 2018, on the implementation of large scale Secondary Hungary Regional School Scholarship and Mentoring Program for Roma Students “Heroes and she-roes”: Knowledge for analysis of KEP AUSTRIA Project The Vienna Institute of December 2015 – April 2017 and advocacy for equal pay for women and mothers International Economic in Macedonia (SHE-ROES) Studies, Austria

Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights Cooperation Activity Ludwig Boltzmann Institute 3-16 September 2017, Ulcinj - 2017 of Human Rights, Vienna Montenegro Brno 2017 – 85th International Session of the Cooperation Activity European Youth Parliament 19 – 30 July 2017, Brno – Czech European Youth Parliament (IS17 Brno) Czech Republic Republic Bridge Building Summer School in Social Welfare Cooperation Activity European Centre for Social 10-14 July 2017, Vienna - Welfare Policy and Research Austria

Women entrepreneurs and crafts association Cooperation Activity Association of Professional 24-27 May 2017, Chisinau - network will contribute to open new jobs, including Women from Moldova Moldova for migrant The autonomy paths: Mutual Learning Seminar on Cooperation Activity ARCA Cooperativa Sociale a 22-24 March 2017, Florence - accompaniment for social and work integration of r.l Firenze, Italy Italy disadvantaged people, in particular people with mental, physical and psychosocial disabilities in CEI countries Social entrepreneurship- a solution for Cooperation Activity NGO Centre for 17 March 2017, Podgorica - unemployment of disadvantaged groups in the CEI Development of Non- Montenegro region Governmental Organisations (CRNVO) from Podgorica Regional inter-municipal cooperation for promotion Cooperation Activity OSCE Presence in Albania Spring 2017 of self-employment of women and youth

Health implications of the mass movement of people Cooperation Activity KNOW HOW CENTER 24 November 2016, Novi Sad - Serbia

Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights Cooperation Activity Ludwig Boltzmann Institute 4-17 September 2016, Ulcinj - 2016 of Human Rights, Vienna Montenegro

Toy Library Conference – “Reducing the gap in early Cooperation Activity Roma Education Fund (REF), 6-7 June 2016, Belgarde - childhood education of Roma: Opportunities and Hungary Serbia obstacles for inclusion” (TLC)

International seminar on models of political Cooperation Activity SLORI – Slovene Re-search June 2016 participation and self-governance of national Institute-Slovenski minorities in CEI Member States raziskovalni inštitut-Istituto Sloveno di Ricerche, iTALY Yes to Easier Education and Employment for Cooperation Activity Adult Education Institu-tion 9 June – 15 June 2016 Sensitive Groups (YEEES) Dante

25 years of Development in the post-Soviet Space: Cooperation Activity National Association of 18-21 May 2016 Civil Society and Participatory Democracy Young Historians of Moldova (25PostSovCivSocParDem) (ANTIM)

GOAL 5: Media freedom

OBJECTIVES:

5.1. Promoting media pluralism, transparency and independence

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

South East Europe Media Forum 2017 Cooperation Activity South East Europe Media 27-28 November 2017, Sofia - Organisation (SEEMO), KAS Bulgaria and CEI

23rd International Festival of Local Televisions (IFoLT Cooperation Activity City TV Foundation, Košice 8-11 June 2017, Košice Golden Beggar 2017), Košice, Slovakia

South East Europe Media Forum 2016 – “Media in Cooperation Activity South East Europe Media 3-5 November 2016, Belgrade - Europe: Ready for crisis reporting?” Organisation (SEEMO), KAS Serbia and CEI

5.2. Enhancing quality journalism

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Training course “We are Green Media” Cooperation Activity Mladiinfo (M!) Ljubljana 10-15 July 2017, Ljubljana - Slovenia Media Literacy Cooperation Activity Creative Youth of Novi Sad, 15-19 April 2017, Novi Sad - Serbia Serbia

Youth Forum: Refugees and Migrants in the New Cooperation Activity Mladiinfo Skopje, Macedonia 30 March – 1 April 2017, Media in Central-East Europe Skopje - Macedonia

Youth Forum: Representation of Minorities in the Cooperation Activity Mladiinfo International 3-4 March 2016, Skopje - New Media in Central and Eastern Europe Macedonia

CEI Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Award CEI Journalism 2017 CEI Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Award CEI Journalism 2016

GOAL 6: Scientific cooperation and education & training

OBJECTIVES:

6.1. Promoting international scientific cooperation and initiatives in support to science diplomacy

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

CEI Ministerial Conference on Science and CEI Presidency event Belarusian CEI Presidency / 26 October 2017, Minsk - Technology the State Committee on Belarus Science and Technology and the Institute for System Analysis 14th Danube Rector’s Conference (DRC) Summer Cooperation Activity Institute for the Danube 2-9 July 2017, Pecs - Hungary School Region and Central Europe (IDM)

CONTACT - CERIC-CEI OpeN ACcess Training Cooperation Activity Central European Research 16-27 June 2017, Elettra Sin- Infrastruc-ture Consortium crotrone Trieste - Italy (CERIC) Festival of Science ’Nauk nije bauk (Science is not a Cooperation Activity Grammar School ''Svetozar 31 March – 1 April 2017, Niš bugaboo) 9’ Marković'', Serbia - Serbia Reversing the brain drain through the Scientific Cooperation Activity Center for Economic and January 2017, Tirana - Diaspora Social Studies (CESS), Albania Albania

6.2. Implementing life-long learning and developing competencies through mobility

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

CEI Advanced Training Programme 2017 CEI Programme CEI June 2017 - December 2017

CEI Advanced Training Programme 2016 CEI Programme CEI March 2016 – April 2017

6.3. Enhancing scientific literacy and technological knowledge and capacity

RECENT AND ONGOING CEI PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES: Title Type of activity Organising Institution Implementation Date and Place

Problem Based Learning as innovative methodology Cooperation Activity Istituto Superiore di Sanità 23 October 2017, Rome - for enhancing cooperation and transferring (organ of the Italian National Italy knowledge in emergency management on public Health System for the Ministry health issues. A policy stakeholders conference of Health)

Entrepreneurship in Sport – Knowledge Transfer Cooperation Activity Faculty of Sport and Physical 13-14 October 2017, through New Digital Technologies, EIS Education, Sarajevo – Bosnia Sarajevo – Bosnia and and Herzegovina Herzegovina DisCo 2017: Open education as the way to Cooperation Activity Center for Higher Education 26-27 June 2017, Prague - knowledge society Studies (CHES), Czech Republic Czech Republic Developing and understanding our professional ID Cooperation Activity Adult Education Institution 14-17 June 2017, Rijeka - Dante, Croatia Croatia

Diplomacy and Diplomatic Training: Global Cooperation Activity Diplomatic Academy of the 17-20 May, 2017, Challenges for 21st Century' Ministry of Foreign and - Croatia Europe-an Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Life-long Education and Training in Health Care Cooperation Activity Radiological Society of Serbia - 15-18 May 2017, Belgrade Sector for Harmonization with EU Recommended RSS - Serbia Standards: Musculoskeletal Radiology (LERAD) PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT FOR SMARTER BUSINESS - Cooperation Activity GI GROUP HR SOLU-TIONS Doo 9 May 2016, Belgrade How to learn and share in Age of Knowledge, Beograd, Serbia Innovation and Creativity (Business Conference) Acronym: #P2PSmarterBusiness Entrepreneurship in Sport – Knowledge Transfer Cooperation Activity Faculty of Sport and Physical 8-9 April 2017, Sarajevo – through New Digital Technologies, EIS Education, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

EIAT Conference (Education and Industry Advancing Cooperation Activity Centre for Tourism Research 14-15 October 2016, Together) and Studies (CTRS) Belgrade - Serbia International Conference DisCo 2016: Towards open Cooperation Activity Center for Higher Education 20-22 June 2016, Prague – education and information society Studies (CHES), Czech Republic Czech Rebublic