Skopje, 23 – 25 september 2010
Crystal Hall, MACEDONIAN ASSEMBLY
Holiday Inn hotel

Thursday, 23 september 2010
Arrival of participants

19:30
Departure from the “Holiday Inn” hotel towards the “Daut Pasha Hamam”
(Organized transport)

20:00 - 20:45
“Daut Pasha Hamam”, Launch of the “White Book on Intercultural Dialogue” translated into the Macedonian and the Romani languages

Promoters:
- Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Macedonian Minister of Culture
- Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport
- Vasko Naumovski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Macedonian Government in charge of European Affairs

20:45– 22:00
Cocktail Reception with music programme

22:00
Departure from the “Daut Pasha Hamam” towards the “Holiday Inn” hotel
(Organised transport)

FRIDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2010

09:20
Departure from the “Holiday Inn” hotel towards the Crystal Hall of the Macedonian Assembly
(Within walking distance)

09:30- 10:00
Crystal Hall, Macedonian Assembly, Morning Working Session
(Registration)

10:00 – 10:15
Welcome address by the host, Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Macedonian Minister of Culture

10:15 – 10:45
Addresses by official representatives:
(Speakers announced by Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture)

- Trajko Veljanoski, President of the Macedonian Assembly
- Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport, Council of Europe
- Ljupcho Dimovski, Macedonian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

10:45 – 11:15
Addresses by official representatives:
(Speaker announced by Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture):

- Robert Palmer, Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Council of Europe

11:15– 11:45
Coffee break
(An opportunity for interviews by the Media)

11:45 – 11:50
Morning session presentations:
(Topics announced by Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture)

11:50 – 12:05
Shpela Shpanzel, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia: „Ljubljana Process 2“

12:05 – 12:20
Borche Nikolovski, Deputy Head of Sector, Macedonian Ministry of Culture: »PPLR – Project Plan for local development«

12:20– 12:35
Anca Pintea-Cuzin, Advisor, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Romania: „PP2 – Project of the Kyiv Initiative Group”

12:35– 12:50
Conclusions and closure of the morning session, Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture

12:50
Departure from the Macedonian Assembly towards the “Holiday Inn” hotel
(Within walking distance)

13:00 – 14:05
Lunch at »Ognishte« Restaurant, “Holiday Inn” hotel

14:05
Departure from “Ognishte” Restaurant, “Holiday Inn” hotel, towards the Macedonian Assembly
(Within walking distance)

14:15 – 14:20
Crystal Hall, Macedonian Assembly, afternoon session:
Opening, invitation to Delegations to express their standpoints regarding the Skopje agenda –
Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture

14:20 – 16:30
Addresses by Delegations on the Skopje Agenda
(5 minutes each delegation)

16:30 – 16:45
Coffee break
(An opportunity for interviews by the Media)

16:45 – 17:00
Closing of the afternoon session and adoption of the Skopje Agenda –
Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture

17:00 – 17:15
Announcement by the moderator of the signing of the “Framework Convention on the Value of the Cultural Heritage for the Society (Faro 2005)”
(The Convention is signed by Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, on behalf of the Macedonian Government. The signed Convention is then handed over to Mrs. Gabriella Battaini Dragoni, Director General for Education, Culture, Cultural Heritage, Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe, in the presence of a representative from the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

17:15– 17:20
Closing of the first day of the Conference and thanking Delegations for their participation in the discussion –
Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Minister of Culture

17:30
Departure from the Macedonian Assembly towards the Memorial Home of Mother Teresa
(Within walking distance)

17:45 – 18:30
Visit to the Memorial Home of Mother Theresa

18:30
Departure from the Memorial Home of Mother Theresa towards the “Holiday Inn” hotel (Within walking distance)

19:50
Departure from the “Holiday Inn” hotel towards the Club Restaurant of the Youth Cultural Center
(Organized transport)

20:00 – 22:30
Cocktail Reception and Music programme for all participants at the Club Restaurant of the Youth Cultural Center

SATURDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2010
(In addition to the Conference Programme, participants will be receiving a detailed Agenda for the meetings taking place on the second working day)

09:30 – 12:00
»Holiday Inn« hotel, Millenium 2 hall – »Reigonal Cooperation mechanisms« Meetings of the Council of Ministers of Culture of South-East Europe (CoMoCoSEE) and launch of the Council of Ministers of Culture of the Black Sea and the South Caucasus Region (CoMoCoBLACAU)

09:30 – 09:35
Welcome by Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Macedonian Minister of Culture, announcement of the CoMoCoSEE meeting as well as the establishment of the Council of Ministers of Culture of the Black Sea and the South Caucasus Region

09:35– 12:00
“Millennium 2” and “Ohrid” halls – The meetings take place at the same time

12:00 – 12:30
“Millennium 2” - Joint Closing of the Conference after participants have gathered:

- Short address by Vasile Timish, State Secretary of Culture of the Republic of Romania
- Thanking Delegations on their participation and officially closing the Conference: Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska MA, Macedonian Minister of Culture

- Press Conference for all Ministers and heads of Delegations
- Group photo

12:30 – 14:30
Lunch at the “Holiday Inn” Restaurant

Afternoon
Departure of participants