Impact Funding Resources
The CEI Cooperation Fund co-finances activities aimed at strengthening cooperation among CEI Member States. Activities are organised by institutions of CEI Member States to implement the CEI strategic goals and objectives (promoting European Integration and Sustainable Development) and priorities set by the CEI Guidelines and Rules of Procedure and the CEI Thematic Agenda.
They aim at capacity building through knowledge transfer and sharing, in particular from EU CEI Member States to non-EU CEI Member States, and at exchanging experiences and good practices among all CEI Member States by favouring mobility and networking. Moreover, events with political relevance proposed by Member States different from the country holding the annual CEI Presidency, giving visibility to the CEI and aimed at pursuing its strategic objectives, can also be proposed.
Particular attention needs to be paid to the involvement of non-EU CEI Member States and to a reasonable balance between participating EU and non-EU CEI Member States.
They aim at capacity building through knowledge transfer and sharing, in particular from EU CEI Member States to non-EU CEI Member States, and at exchanging experiences and good practices among all CEI Member States by favouring mobility and networking. Moreover, events with political relevance proposed by Member States different from the country holding the annual CEI Presidency, giving visibility to the CEI and aimed at pursuing its strategic objectives, can also be proposed.
Particular attention needs to be paid to the involvement of non-EU CEI Member States and to a reasonable balance between participating EU and non-EU CEI Member States.
End Date09 Jun 2025 Funding AmountEUR 15k to 25k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderCentral European Initiative (CEI)
Grant
Central European Initiative (CEI)
They aim at capacity building through knowledge transfer and sharing, in particular from EU CEI Member States to non-EU CEI Member States, and at exchanging experiences and good practices among all CEI Member States by favouring mobility and networking. Moreover, events with political relevance proposed by Member States different from the country holding the annual CEI Presidency, giving visibility to the CEI and aimed at pursuing its strategic objectives, can also be proposed.
Particular attention needs to be paid to the involvement of non-EU CEI Member States and to a reasonable balance between participating EU and non-EU CEI Member States.
CEI Member States
https://www.cei.int/member-states
Call for proposals
https://application.cei.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CEI-CF-Call-for-Proposals-2025.pdf
1. Types of short-term eligible activities:
Meetings, workshops, conferences, trainings (events in general) aimed at creating longer term relations, networks, and partnerships within the region. These activities could also be instrumental to project preparation.
2. CEI Thematic Agenda
2.1 Advancing good governance and institutional development
2.2 Empowering youth, women and other vulnerable groups
2.3 Fostering better health and well-being
2.4 Promoting connectivity and sustainable mobility
2.5 Scaling up renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy security
2.6 Enabling circular bioeconomy
2.7 Enhancing environmental protection, risk-reduction and resilience
2.8 Encouraging sustainable communities, cities and territories
2.9 Improving business environment and entrepreneurship
2.10 Boosting research and innovation through science diplomacy
2.11 Safeguarding media freedom and pluralism
2.12 Supporting cultural cooperation
