Annex:

Implementation of the Sofia Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

1. The China-CEEC Association of Publishing Houses was formally established in Beijing, China, in August 2018.

2. The 4th Dance Summer Camp was held in Hungary and Croatia in August 2018.

3. The 4th China-CEEC High-level Conference on Tourism Cooperation was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in September 2018.

4. The China-CEEC Expert Forum on Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection was held in Hangzhou, China, in September 2018.

5. The China-CEEC Literature Forum was held in Ningbo, China, in September 2018.

6. The 1st China-CEEC Environmental Ministers' Meeting was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, in September 2018 and the China-CEEC Environmental Protection Cooperation Mechanism was officially established.

7. The China-CEEC Dialogue and Cooperation Center on Energy Projects sent working groups to Hungary, Lithuania and Latvia in September 2018.

8. The 3rd China-CEEC Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Belgrade, Serbia, in October 2018.

9. The 3rd China-CEEC Capital Mayor's Forum was held in Belgrade, Serbia in October 2018.

10. The 1st China-CEEC Qigong Health Forum was held in Serbia in October 2018.

11. The 5th China-CEEC High-Level Symposium of Think Tanks was held in the Republic of North Macedonia in October 2018.

12. The special event of China-CEEC Multipurpose Forest Management for Green Future was held in Beijing, China, in October 2018.

13. The China Investment Forum was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, in October 2018.

14. The China-CEEC Library Union was established in Hangzhou, China, in October 2018.

15. The 2nd Customs Cooperation Forum was held in Budapest, Hungary in October, 2018.

16. The 3rd China-CEEC Conference on Innovation Cooperation was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in November 2018.

17. The 1st China-CEEC SME Cooperation Forum was held in Cangzhou, Hebei province, China, in November 2018.

18. The First Expert Forum on Regulation of Medical Products and Medical Devices was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, in November 2018.

19. The 1st China-CEEC Central Bank Governors' Meeting was held in Budapest, Hungary, in November 2018.

20. The Shenzhen CEEC Agricultural Cooperation Matchmaking Conference was held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2018.

21. The China-CEEC Agricultural Products E-commerce Logistics Center and its exhibition hall were officially unveiled at Yantian Port in Shenzhen, China, in November 2018.

22. The 7th meeting of the Consultative Board of the Association for Promotion of Agricultural Cooperation between China and CEECs was held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2018.

23. The 2nd China-CEEC Logistics Secretariat Focal Point Meeting, including China-CEEC logistics cooperation seminar, as well as participation of the Secretariat with an exhibition stand in China Chengdu International Supply Chain and Smart Logistics Expo was held in Chengdu, China, in November 2018.

24. The 12th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Beijing, China, in December 2018.

25. The China-CEEC Veterinary Research Center was officially unveiled in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in December 2018.

26. The China-CEEC Forestry Scientific Seminar was held on the side of COP 24 conference in Poland in December 2018.

27. The e-commerce platform 16plus1cloud in Bulgaria started to function in 2018.

28. The 13th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Zagreb, Croatia, in March 2019.

29. The China-CEEC Global Partnership Center was established in Bulgaria in April 2019.

30. The 2nd meeting of the Board of Directors of China-CEEC Inter-bank Association was held in Croatia in April 2019 with the signing of "Cooperation Initiative of the China–CEEC Inter-Bank Association on Supporting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises".

31. The website for the China–CEEC SME Coordination Mechanism was established by Croatia in April 2019.

32. The Economic and Trade Fair in Mostar was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 2019.

33. The 2nd China-CEEC Cultural Heritage Forum will be held in Luoyang, Henan province, China, in April 2019.

34. The annual meeting of the Dance Culture Alliance will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, in April 2019.

35. The 3rd meeting of the liaison group of China-CEEC coordination mechanism on forestry cooperation will be held in Poland in April 2019.

36. The 5th meeting of China-CEEC Business Council will be held in Croatia in May 2019.

37. The 4th China-CEEC Agricultural Ministers' Meeting and the 14th China-CEEC Agro-trade and Economic Cooperation Forum will be held in Hangzhou, China, in May 2019.

38. The 2nd China-CEEC Culture and Art Carnival will be held in Beijing, China, in May 2019.

39. The 7th China-CEEC Education Policy Dialogue and the 6th meeting of China-CEEC Higher Education Institutes Consortium will be held in Timisoara, Romania in May 2019.

40. The China International Service Trade Fair will be held in Beijing in May 2019. The 16 CEECs are welcome to attend as main guests.

41. The China-CEEC Expo will be held in Ningbo, China, in June 2019.

42. The 4th China-CEEC Customs Inspection and Quarantine Dialogue will be held in Ningbo, China in June 2019.

43. The 5th working group meeting of Association of Provincial Governors will be held in Dalian in June 2019.

44. The 3rd China-CEEC Mayors Forum will be held in Ningbo in June 2019.

45. The 4th China-CEEC Health Ministers' Forum will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria in October 2019.

46. The 3rd China-CEEC Customs Cooperation Forum will be held in Sopot, Poland, in October 2019.

47. The 5th China-CEEC High-level Conference on Tourism Cooperation and the first Marco Polo Tourism Award ceremony will be held in Riga, Latvia in October 2019.

48. The 4th China-CEEC Capital Mayors Forum as well as the China-CEEC Capital Business Association Roundtable and the annual meeting of the China-CEEC Tourism Association will be held in Tirana, Albania in October 2019.

49. The 1st China-CEEC Civil Aviation Forum will be held in the Czech Republic in October 2019.

50. The 2nd China-CEEC SME Cooperation Forum will be held in Cangzhou in October 2019.

51. The 4th China-CEEC Ministers' Forum on Culture Cooperation will be held in the Republic of North Macedonia in November 2019.

52. The China-CEEC High-level Fintech Forum will be held and the Fintech Coordination Center will be established in Lithuania in November 2019.

53. The 4th China-CEEC Transport Ministers' Meeting will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019.

54. The 2nd Seminar on Financial Cooperation of the China-CEEC Inter-bank Association will be held in China in 2019.

55. The 3rd China-CEEC College Students Ice and Snow Carnival will be held in China in 2019.

56. The China-CEEC winter sports festival of university students will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019.

57. China will continue to hold Bridge of the Future China-CEEC youths camp exchanges in 2019.

58. The 5th China-CEEC Summer Dance Camp, China-CEEC Creation Activities and the 2nd China-CEEC Jazz Summer Camp will be held in China in 2019.

59. The 4th China-CEEC Cultural and Creative Industry Forum will be held in Hungary in 2019.

60. The 3rd China-CEEC Spokespersons Dialogue will be held in China in 2019.

61. The 4th Meeting of China-CEEC Investment Promotion Agencies Contact Mechanism will be held in Poland in 2019.

62. The China Investment Forum will be held in Prague, the Czech Republic in 2019.

63. The First China-CEEC women entrepreneurship meeting will be held in Romania in 2019.

64. The China-CEEC Youth Knowledge Contest will be held in China in 2019.

65. The China-CEEC Youth Art Photography Competition in China in 2019.

66. The Education Development and Publishing Innovation Forum will be held by the China-CEEC Association of Publishing Houses in Beijing in 2019.

67. The Conference for the Launching of the Terms of Reference and Action Plan for the Center of Excellence in the field of Smart Cities will be held at Transylvania University of Brasov in 2019.

68. The 4th China-CEEC Conference on Innovation Cooperation will be held in Serbia in 2019.

69. The 6th China-CEEC High-Level Symposium of Think Tanks will be held in 2019.

70. The 5th Working Group Meeting and Experts Seminar on Customs Clearance Facilitation Cooperation on China-Europe Land and Sea Express will be held in 2019.

71. The 3rd Focal Point Meeting for the China-CEEC Logistics Secretariat will be held in 2019.