Central European Initiative

**Central European Initiative**
Central European Initiative
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	Member states Suspended member states
Headquarters	Trieste, Italy
Type	Intergovernmental organization
Membership	17 member states Albania ; Hungary ; Romania ; Belarus (suspended) ; Italy ; Serbia ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Moldova ; Slovakia ; Bulgaria ; Montenegro ; Slovenia ; Croatia ; North Macedonia ; Ukraine ; Czech Republic ; Poland ;
Leaders
• Secretary general	Franco Dal Mas
Establishment
• Founded	1989
	Website; http://www.cei.int/

The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a forum of regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, counting 17 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989. The body was developed on the basis of earlier experiences with The Alps-Adriatic Working Group. The CEI headquarters have been in Trieste, Italy, since 1996.