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. The Funds and Instruments of the Central European Initiative
3. The Areas of Activity of the Central European Initiative
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 - The Central European Initiative (CEI):

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

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

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

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

The Members of the Central European Initiative (CEI) are:

1. The European Union (EU) countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia
2. The 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 the non-EU countries.

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