Prior to the formation of CESES in 2000, all its members belonged to the European Senior Service Network (ESSN) and performed well over 1 800 international assignments under the European Union's TACIS and PHARE programmes for the CIS, Mongolia and Central and Eastern European countries. CESES has also implemented 9 projects to support the European Commission's AID programmes.

A Senior Expert advising on the development of policies on child abuse in China, seen talking to local children.

CESES aims to participate further in the European Union's development aid programmes, for example in the Mediterranean, Africa / Caribbean / Pacific (ACP) areas and in Latin America. 

A Service Contract signed with the European Commission (AIDCO) in 2003 to support economic development in Latin America has been successfully completed with 15 assignments to support SME's, industrial associations, agricultural and processing cooperatives in 4 countries.

A second Service Contract signed in August 2006 implemented 50 assignments to provide training and advice to small businesses, cooperatives and industry associations in Latin America.

CESES is currently a member of the Service Consortium led by Eurochambres under the AL-Invest4 Program. CESES is responsible for providing technical assistance on request of Latin American Consortia supported by the European Commission to develop the internationalization of small businesses in Latin America. CESES experts have already implemented 16 projects supporting over 200 SMEs. Further details are available on the Program web site at http://www.al-invest4.eu

CESES local representative in Peru with the members of an agricultural and cattle cooperative which is seeking to develop its managerial and administrative competencies, as well as to improve its logistics and marketing.