The second AII Committee of Senior Officials under Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmanship took place in Brussels on March 15 back-to-back with the 19th EUSAIR Governing Board.
Read more: II AII COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS – BRUSSELS, 15 MARCH 2023
On 24 January AII SG Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta attended the conference “Italy and the Western Balkans: growth and integration”, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, aimed at relaunching Italy's central role in the Western Balkans, and at accelerating the EU enlargement process of the region.
The European Council on December 15th, 2022 granted Bosnia-Herzegovina the candidate status for EU membership.
On 1 January 2023, Croatia adopted the euro as its currency, gradually replacing the Kuna, and fully joined the Schengen area.
The AII Permanent Secretariat took part in the 16th Coordination Meeting of Regional Organizations held at the Permanent International Secretariat of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), in Istanbul, Türkiye on 8 December.
Read more: Coordination Meeting of Regional Organisations – December 8, Istanbul