Central European Initiative

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The Central European Initiative (CEI)- South-Eastern Europe. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Central European Initiative (CEI)
2. Funds and Instruments of the Central European Initiative
3. Areas of Activity
4. Case Study: The Pan European Corridor VIII.

The objectives of the subject “The Central European Initiative (CEI)” are the following:

1. To understand the aims and functions of the Central European Initiative
2. To know the areas of cooperation
3. To analyse the Pan-European Corridor VIII

Sample of the subject - Central European Initiative (CEI):

Description of the Subject: The Central European Initiative (CEI):

The Central European Initiative (CEI) is the biggest forum of regional cooperation among eighteen member economies in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe.

The objective of the Central European Initiative (CEI) is to encourage political and socioeconomic development in the Central European Initiative region intended at averting new division gaps in Central Europe.

The Central European Initiative region comprise 2.4 million square kilometres with a population of 260 millions of people.

Members of the Central European Initiative (CEI):

1. The European Union (EU) countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia
2. Non - European Union member economies: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine

The actual European Union enlargement process highlights the position of the Central European Initiative (CEI) as a communication channel between the Central European Initiative, the European Union, and non - EU countries.

The Central European Chambers of Commerce Initiative acts as a regional forum for cooperation among the Chambers of Commerce in all Central European Initiative member economies.