We are pleased to announce that the CEFTA WEEK 2025 will take place from 1-3 December in Pristina.
This year’s edition of CEFTA Week focuses on the contribution of CEFTA to competitiveness, digital transformation, and gradual integration into the European Union. It will bring together decision-makers and experts to shape policy discussions on how trade cooperation and market integration under CEFTA can deliver tangible benefits for businesses and citizens while supporting alignment with the EU acquis.
During three days, participants will engage in discussions on CEFTA’s evolving role in a changing trade environment, exploring pathways for gradual and functional EU integration and highlighting how CEFTA contributes to the implementation of the Common Regional Market 2025 to 2028 and the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and for Moldova. The programme will feature the main conference on 3 December, complemented by meetings of CEFTA bodies and dedicated side events on 1 and 2 December. Through high-level discussions, technical panels, and exchanges with young people and the private sector, CEFTA Week 2025 will underline CEFTA’s role as a framework for inclusive dialogue and evidence-based policymaking.
Underscoring the political and economic significance of CEFTA cooperation, the high-level dialogue will bring together ministers from CEFTA Parties for an exchange on shared priorities and the path towards deeper economic integration. The discussion will explore CEFTA’s role in fostering economic resilience, competitiveness, and EU convergence in a period of global uncertainty.
The discussions will focus on policy areas where CEFTA plays a key role in translating commitments into practical measures. These include trade facilitation and customs modernisation, the development of digital and paperless trade systems, and the establishment of recognition frameworks that enable smoother movement of goods, services, and people, such as the recognition of professional qualifications, trusted operators, and electronic signatures. The programme will also highlight the potentials of enhanced cooperation in areas such as e-commerce, consumer protection, and digital innovation, and provide space to reflect on priorities for implementing the new Common Regional Market Action Plan for 2025 to 2028.
CEFTA Week 2025 represents an important moment to take stock of progress, share perspectives, and shape the future direction of trade cooperation within CEFTA. It also marks the conclusion of the CEFTA Chairmanship 2025 and the start of the Chairmanship for 2026, reaffirming the shared commitment of all CEFTA Parties to advance economic integration and to move together towards the EU.
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We look forward to welcoming participants to Pristina for this important regional dialogue.