International
Conference & Offices Inauguration
DRESDEN – BAUTZEN / BUDYŠIN
GERMANY

1.00 pm – Arrival
of the conference guests in Dresden

2.00 pm – Press conference
in the Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Neumarkt 9, 01067 Dresden

4.00 pm – Offices public inauguration: “Welcome DRESDEN”
of the Permanent Representation of the SERBSKI SEJM and the LUSATIA GLOW – European Minorities Network (EMNet) project in the capital of the Free State of Saxony in the Schloßstraße in the centre of the Dresdener city:

“WELCOME DRESDEN – WITH THE SORBS / WENDS AT THE HEART – SAXONY GOES EUROPEAN!”

• Opening of the SERBSKI SEJM and LUSATIA GLOW – EMNet premises: Tasting of the Sorbian / Wendish hospitality and local gastronomy
• Open Air public gathering in the Schloßstraße neighbourhood: Inaugurational speeches & celebration music
• Sorbian / Wendish – German Pop & Rock live music

THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES WILL BE BRIDGED AND INTERCONNECTED
BY A SORBIAN-GERMAN DJ TAK A TAK.

Please, consult the detailed music program under the following link:
> LUSATIA GLOW “WELCOME DRESDEN” – OPEN AIR MUSIC PROGRAMME  [PDF]

7.00 pm – Festive LUSATIA GLOW cross-border tripoint inauguration event
in the Permanent Representation of the SERBSKI SEJM and the LUSATIA GLOW – EMNet conference & concert hall at the Schloßstraße – strictly upon invitation:

Festive opening:

SLAVONIC FANFARE op. 11 – composed and dedicated to the SERBSKI SEJM by David Chmelík (* 1968), performed by the Prague Brass Ensemble, Czech Republic – World Premier

Inauguration Speech: Dr. Andreas KLUGE, Founding Member of the SERBSKI SEJM

“RJANA ŁUŽICA” LUSATIAN SORBIAN / WENDISH ANTHEM – Korla Awgust Kocor (1822 – 1904) – Prague Brass Ensemble, Czech Republic

SERBSKI SEJM Image Trailer – World Premier

INTERMEZZO op. 118 N°2 for piano – Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) – piano: Olivier Roberti, Belgium

Welcome Address: Radim SRŠEŇ Ph.D., Deputy Minister Regional Development Czech Republic from the UNO Headquarters New York, USA

“HALKA’S ARIA” from the opera HALKA – Stanisław Moniuszko (1819 – 1872)
“OH, I KNOW, I HAVE A SIN” – Ukrainian folk song
“SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGTH ME” op. 55 N°4 – Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) soprano: Anastasia Varga, Ukraine

Welcome Address: Marta BARANDIY, President of the PROMOTE UKRAINE Civil Society Organisation, Brussels, Belgium

“THE GLORY AND FREEDOM OF UKRAINE HAS NOT YET PERISHED” STATE ANTHEM OF UKRAINE – Prague Brass Ensemble, Czech Republic

THREE ROMANCES for oboe and piano op. 94 – Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) – oboe: Khrystyna Korchynska, Ukraine; piano Olivier Roberti, Belgium

Acknowledgement: Dipl.-Vw. David CHMELÍK, Founder and President of SLAVONIC EUROPE

SONATE for violoncello and piano op. 65, 2nd & 3rd Movement – Fryderyk Chopin (1810 – 1949) – violoncello: Adam Klánský, Czech Republic; piano: Olivier Roberti, Belgium

Closure: “JESUS BLEIBET MEINE FREUDE” BWV 147 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) – Prague Brass Ensemble, Czech Republic

8.30 pm – Come together: “SAXONY BY NIGHT”
Open Air concert for Dresden citizens at the Schloßstraße & dinner for invited guests in and at the terrace of the restaurant “Platzhirsch am Schlosseck” in downtown Dresden

08.00 am
Shuttle for the invited guests from Dresden city to Bautzen Conference Centre

9.00 am
Opening

SLAVONIC EUROPE – General Project Coordinator
David CHMELÍK
Founder & President

LUSATIA GLOW European Minorities Network (EMNet) Project Presentation Trailer
World Premier

9.30 am
Welcome Address

Sabine VERHEYEN MEP
Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education
European Parliament

9.35 am
Keynote Speeches

Manfred WEBER MEP, European Parliament, President of the EPP Group
Marta BARANDIY, PROMOTE UKRAINE Organisation, Brussels – Kyiv, Founder & President
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the Parliament of the German Speaking Community in Ostbelgien, Former President of the EU Committee of the Regions 2017-2020

10.00

Panel I

Presentation of the LUSATIA GLOW (LG) Model & Starting Region:

Germany / Czech Republic / Poland

Andreas KLUGE, Founding Member of the SERBSKI SEJM (DE)
Božena Bednaříková, President, LUŽICKÁ ALIANCE ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA (CZ)
Marek CHEŁCHOWSKI, President, ŁUŻYCKI ALIANS / Polish Lusatia

10.45

Panel II

Presentation of the TRIPOINT BESKIDS GLOW (BG) Partner Region:

Slovakia / Czech Republic / Poland

Marta SLÁVIKOVÁ, RRA Kysuce, Čadca (SK)
Peter STAŇO, Národopisná skupina Hrčava z.s. (CZ)

11.05 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30

Panel III

Presentation of the SLAVONIC GLOW (SG) Partner Region:

North Macedonia / Serbia / Bulgaria

Katica JANEVA, Director ALDA, Skopje (MK)
Ana JOVANOVIĆ, ALDA, Knjaževac (RS)
Viktor ZAKAR (MK)

11.50

Panel IV

Presentation of the DANUBE GLOW (DG) Partner Region:

Serbia / Romania / Hungary

Stanka PARAĆ DAMJANOVIĆ, ALDA, Subotica, Vojvodina (RS)

12.10

Panel V

Presentation of the ATLANTIC GLOW (AG) Partner Region:

Spain / Portugal

Uxío NOVO REY, Fundación Uxío Novoneyra, Galicia (ES)

12.30

Panel VI

Presentation of the UKRAINE GLOW (UG) Cross-Border Minority sui generis

Ukraine / EU

Lyubov KARPACHOVA & Vasyl KUSHMUNS, PROMOTE UKRAINE Organisation, Brussels (BE)

David CHMELÍK, SLAVONIC EUROPE

Enzo ESSENZA, European Translational University Jan Skala (ETULIS), Jindřichovice pod

Smrkem (CZ)

13.15

Conclusions & Closure of the conference

Andreas Kluge, SERBSKI SEJM

13.30 Lunch

15.00 Departure