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16 April 2025

10th EUSAIR Annual Forum - 6-7 May 2025, Crete (Greece)

On behalf of the Hellenic Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and lonian Region (EUSAIR) and the Adriatic-lonian Initiative, we are honored to...
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16 April 2025

Save the Date – Conference on Climate Resilience Policies for Coastal Cultural Heritage in the Adriatic-Ionian Region - 16–18 May 2025, Kastoria (Greece)

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in the framework of the Hellenic Chairmanship of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) and the Hellenic Presidency of the EU...
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15 April 2025

AII Workshop on Decarbonization of the Shipping Industry and the Role of Ports in the Adriatic-Ionian Region - 29 April 2025, Piraeus (Greece)

Within the framework of the Hellenic Presidency of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy is organizing a...
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15 April 2025

Mostar Economic Forum 2025 - 9 April, Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

On 9 April 2025, the Mostar Economic Forum took place within the framework of the 26th International Economic Fair of Mostar (8–12 April), one of the most...
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3 April 2025

SAVE THE DATE – 25th Anniversary of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative - June 27, Ancona (Italy)

We are pleased to announce that the 25th Anniversary of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) will be celebrated on June 27, 2025, in Ancona, Italy , at the...
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31 March 2025

Meeting with the European Commission: Strengthening Regional Cooperation, Ancona - 25 March

The Permanent Secretariat of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) recently hosted an important meeting with Gilles Kittel (DG REGIO, European Commission), MEP...
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11 March 2025

AII Round Table on Connectivity – 13 March 2025, Athens

The Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) Round Table titled “Promotion of Connectivity as a Vital EU Enlargement Tool – Challenges and Opportunities of the...
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25 February 2025

II AII COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS – PATRAS, 12 FEBRUARY 2025

The second AII Committee of Senior Officials under Hellenic Chairmanship took place in Patras and via videoconference on 12 th February 2025 , at the end of...
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31 January 2025

AII-PS at the European Parliament for the Inauguration of the Exhibition on Frederick II - 28 January, Brussels

The Permanent Secretariat of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII-PS) had the honor of attending the inauguration of the exhibition "The Legacy of Frederick...
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Chairmanship

GREECE
JUNE 2024
MAY 2025

WELCOME BY THE
SECRETARY GENERAL

Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta is the Secretary General of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative, he was appointed to such position by the AII Ministers of Foreign Affairs gathered in the Adriatic and Ionian Council in Ioannina (11 May 2017) under the Hellenic Chairmanship.
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News from Interreg

Activities

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CULTURE

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CULTURE

BLUE GROWTH / MARITIME COOPERATION

BLUE GROWTH / MARITIME COOPERATION

TRANSPORTS AND ENERGY CONNECTIONS

TRANSPORTS AND ENERGY CONNECTIONS

PARLIAMENTARY DIMENSION

PARLIAMENTARY DIMENSION

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL PROTECTION

INTER-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION

INTER-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION

Articles

The Conference named “THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN REGION IS YOU(TH)! - Connecting the youth of the Adriatic-lonian Region will take place on 15-16 November 2023 in Split (University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism), within the framework of the AII/EUSAIR Croatian Chairmanship.

The conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia with the support of the AII Permanent Secretariat and the Split University will give you the opportunity to acquaint yourself with some of the leading youth organizations of the region, members of chambers of commerce, municipal authorities, universities and others stakeholders.

The aim of the Conference is to connect young people and youth organizations. Take a look at the agenda.

The Conference is free of charge and you are welcome to share this information, just bear in mind that the number of participants on site is limited.

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The Adriatic-Ionian Initiative Round Table on Development of Green Tourism Products and Balanced Tourism Development took place in Zagreb on October 25, 2023 within the framework of the AII/EUSAIR Croatian Chairmanship organized in cooperation with the Thematic Steering Group (TSG) 4 on Sustainable Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia.

Aim of the Round Table (Agenda) is to highlight the importance of developing green tourism products and achieving balanced approach to tourism development. The word balance has a positive significance that should fit in the tourism of the future and both people and the environment would benefit from such development.

Tourism development in the EUSAIR region lacks balance in several aspects: temporal and spatial imbalance of tourism activities, imbalanced distribution of burden between geographical areas, and a very distinct seasonal nature of business operation.

Many EUSAIR member states introduced new strategies and action plans that emphasize the importance of balancing between periods of high and low tourism season and the number of tourists and local residents, encourage new construction and renovating old buildings for tourism purpose. To have balance in life, we need to measure the ingridients. Today, we have different tools for maesuring balanced tourism. There is lots of data helping tourism destination managers, communities, business owners and policy makers to find the right measure for developing sustainable tourism thus society.

One of the priorities of Croatian Presidency of EUSAIR is promotion of the application of measurable indicators of sustainable tourism.

To achieve balanced tourism development EUSAIR region will focus on creating green tourism products defining green as responsible and sustainable.

Responsible management of tourism and tourist destination should remain one of the main priority goals of the Strategy.

We hope this round table will inspire our EUSAIR members in going forward in tourism, respecting the residents needs and protecting the environment for future generations.

The Adriatic Mediterranean Festival - the traditional late summer festival gathering in Ancona musicians, writers and artists coming from all over the Adriatic-Ionian Region and the Mediterranean – took place in Ancona from August 30 to September 3, organised with the support of the AII Permanent Secretariat.


This year's edition was dedicated to the country that holds the current AII Chairmanship, Croatia. Among the various events that recalled the history of the country, a meeting awarded the Adriatic Mediterranean Price to Mr. Joze Thomas, President of the Forum of the Adriatic Ionian Chambers of Commerce, in the acknowledgement of the work done with dedication and passion for the benefits of citizens and companies of the Adriatic and Ionian region.

The event participated by the Presidents and Secretary Generals of the three Fora of Civil Society and by Ms. Pansegrau Hadrović, as Chairman-in-office, shed light on the importance of regional cooperation and raised awareness on AII and EUSAIR among the many participants.

The first AII Committee of Senior Officials under Croatian Chairmanship took place in Dubrovnik and via videoconference on October 11, from 17.00 to 18.00 (CEST), at the end of the first session of the 21st EUSAIR Governing Board.

The Calendar of events and the priorities of the current year (1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024) of the AII Croatian Chairmanship were presented together with a Programme of activities of the Permanent Secretariat.

Senior Officials were also informed about the most recent events organized with the support of the AII Permanent Secretariat.

Amb. Pigliapoco reported to the EUSAIR GB on October 12 on the outcomes of the CSO held the previous day.

Call for cross-border mobilities for young students from Universities associated with UniAdrion

24 July 2023 – 31 May 2024

 

The “Western-Balkanship” Project is an internship program that allows university students to carry out mobility periods in companies and institutions from the Adriatic-Ionian Region. The pilot project funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) through the Permanent Secretariat of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative. It aims to strengthen cooperation between countries and create opportunities for hosting entities by welcoming students from numerous universities to their organizations.

This project represents an excellent opportunity for companies registered in the Chambers of Commerce of the Area, as well as institutions themselves, to get in touch with young resources from numerous faculties of UniAdrion network.

The Fora of Civil Society (Forum AIC and UniAdrion) have been called to implement the project that will give the Students from UniAdrion Universities the possibility to carry out a three months cross-border mobility in selected companies from the Adriatic and Ionian Area. 

For each selected student (one student from each UniAdrion University), financial support will be provided by the implementing partners (Forum AIC and UniAdrion) to partially contribute to the student’s livelihood during the mobility period. The students will also be covered by insurance for civil liability, accidents at work, and medical health through the implementing partners.

The objectives of the project are: strengthening international cooperation between countries, promoting mobility for structured cross-border mobilities, creating new employment opportunities for young graduates and recent graduates, providing companies with specialised personnel and increasing the economic development of the area.

Discover the details of the call and how to apply: download the CALL FOR APPLICATION and the ANNEXES.

More information can be found at the following page: https://www.forumaic.org/call-for-applications-westernbalkanship/

Contacts

To receive more information about the project, please refer to the following contacts of the implementing partners:       
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

UniAdrion (for students)
Monday to Friday
from 09:30 to 13:30
phone: +39 (0) 071 2203028/20
Address: Via Oberdan, 8 60121 Ancona (Italy)

Forum AIC (for companies)
Monday to Thursday
from 09:30 to 13:30
phone +39 (0) 071 5898202/289
Address: Largo XXIV Maggio, 1 – 60123 Ancona (Italy)

 

 

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