Improving nutrition surveillance and public health research in Central and Eastern Europe/Balkan Countries using the Balkan Food Platform and dietary tools

•Lack of harmonized/standardized food composition data and dietary assessment tools.•Identified training needs in dietary assessment tools development and application.•Regional FCDB harmonized by EuroFIR – cornerstone of the Balkan Food Platform.•Expose of design and implementation of FCDB and nutritional software tools.•CEE/B Capacity Development in nutrition tools application – workshops & trainings.•Synchronizing the regional FCDB and nutritional tools for nutritional surveillance.