The meeting will be preceded by a business forum in Bratislava on 23 and 24 November, which will bring together the ministers of economic affairs of the CEI countries.
The CEI is the oldest and largest initiative for regional cooperation, which was launched in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism. It was founded in 1989 by Austria, Hungary, Italy and the former Yugoslavia, and today it numbers 17 members.
Croatia joined this regional forum in 1992.