by InTrieste
Several areas of the city, including the central section of the Porto Vecchio district and parts of downtown near the headquarters of the Central European Initiative, were placed under heightened security beginning Monday as Trieste prepares to host a series of international events.
The measures come ahead of Tuesday’s celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the IMEC Forum, organized by Italy’s Foreign Ministry. Officials from across Europe and beyond are expected to attend, including Italy’s deputy prime minister, Antonio Tajani, along with representatives of the 17 member states that currently participate in the CEI.
Security and traffic plans, coordinated in recent days by the provincial Committee for Public Order and Security at the Prefecture, are being refined as the events approach. The main gatherings will take place at the Generali Convention Center in Porto Vecchio, where a CEI conference is scheduled for Tuesday morning and the IMEC Forum — dedicated to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor — will follow in the afternoon.
Access to the Porto Vecchio district will be restricted during the events. On Tuesday, entry from Viale Miramare will be closed, while access from Largo Santos will be permitted only up to Magazzino 26. Parking restrictions have also been introduced in the area surrounding the convention center starting Monday at noon and will remain in place until the events conclude Tuesday afternoon.
Additional temporary parking bans have been imposed across the city. In Via San Carlo, behind the Prefecture building, parking has been prohibited since Sunday night and will remain restricted until Wednesday morning. Similar measures are in place along Piazzale Straulino on the Rive waterfront from Monday evening until the end of Tuesday’s events. From Monday morning until Wednesday at 10 a.m., parking is also prohibited along Via Cadorna and Via Santa Caterina, near the Savoia Excelsior Palace and the DoubleTree by Hilton hotels, where many international delegations will be staying and where related meetings are scheduled.
In Via Genova, home to the CEI Secretariat, parking has been banned from noon Monday through Tuesday afternoon. The surrounding streets — including Via Cassa di Risparmio and part of Via Mazzini — will also be closely monitored by law enforcement because of a protest planned for Tuesday afternoon in Piazza della Borsa by the group “Comitato Trieste contro l’Imec.” Authorities said no traffic changes have been announced for the demonstration, though police will monitor the gathering and adjust traffic if participants move from the designated location.
Meanwhile, preparations inside the Generali Convention Center have continued around the clock. Workers have been dismantling installations from the 18th edition of Olio Capitale, the olive oil fair that concluded Sunday, to prepare the venue for Tuesday’s diplomatic gatherings. Organizers have had little more than 24 hours to transform the space for the CEI anniversary conference, which is being organized by the initiative’s secretariat in collaboration with the Institute of International Affairs.
The same venue will host the IMEC Forum later in the day, focusing on the proposed trade corridor linking India, the Middle East and Europe.
Police coordinated by the Trieste Police Headquarters will oversee security across the city, particularly in the areas hosting the events. No further traffic restrictions have been announced in the city center, and public transportation routes are expected to operate normally.
Another discussion on the IMEC corridor is scheduled for Monday evening at the Savoia Excelsior Palace Hotel, where the business association Trieste Summit will host a conference aimed at promoting the city’s potential role as a strategic hub within the emerging economic corridor.
