Internationales Zentrum für Minderheiten
Centre International des Minorités
Centro Internazionale delle Minorità
Center Internaziunal da Minoritads
In cooperation with the Federal Union of European Nationalities FUEN
and the International Cultural Forum Disentis/Musté r
Cross-border Cooperation of the Aromanians in the Balkans
Duration: From Thursday, October 25, until Sunday,
October 28, 2007
Location: Disentis/Musté r (Switzerland)
Program
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Individual Arrival and Check-in at Hotel Cucagna
distribution of hotel
19.00 Dinner – Hotel Cucagna
Friday, October 26, 2007
09.00 Welcome speeches
Prof. Dr. Daniel Thürer, Vicepresident of Convivenza
Mr Zyman Krzysztov Zyman, representative of the Council of Europe Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, DH-MIN, Secrétariat de la Convention-cadre pour la protection des minorités nationales, DH-MIN
Indroduction
Romedi Arquint, Former President of the FUEN
09.30 Conferences – Position Paper
Dr. Thede Kahl, Vienna:
History and presence of the Aromanian People (25’)
MP Lluis Maria de Puig; member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Rapporteur for the Recommendations of the Council of Europe (25’)
10.45 Break
11.00 Debate:
Expected initiatives/ engagements in favour of the Aromanian Language and Culture by the Council of Europe
12.30 Apero with welcome speeches by Mr Hans Huonder, vicemayor
of Disentis/Musté r and Ms Franziska Meier, Disentis/Sedrun
Tourismus
15.00 Reports on the Situation by State
Representatives and Members of Aromanian Associations: State of Cross-border
Contacts and Cooperation and Common Problems
The Aromanians in:
· Albania, Representative of the Albanian State, Representative of the Aromanian Community
· Greece, Representative of the Greek State, Representative of the Aromanian Community
· Macedonia, Representative of the Macedonian State, Representative of the Aromanian Community
· Romania, Representative of the Romanian State, Representative of the Aromanian Community
· Bulgary, Representative of the Bulgarian State, Representative of the Aromanian Community
20.00 Dinner at the Restaurant of Hotel Alpsu
Saturday, October 27, 2007
09.00 Prof. Lauri Hannikainen:
The Experience of Cross-border
Cooperation within Europe: The example of the Sami people
10.30 Break
11.00 Workshops
1. Questions related to the Foundation of a Trans-border Common Aromanian Forum (Organisation of Civil Society, Position of State Authorities etc)
2. Needs of the Aromanians, Presentation of a List of Priorities
13.00 Lunch – Hotel Cucagna
14.30-16:15 Recapitulating Reports and Debate in the Plenum; and Final Declaration and Follow-up
· Forming a working group on the following issues: Preparation of a list on mutual solvable projects / priority list and possible allocation of the determined subject areas among the states
· Preparing a possible structure for the Trans-border Common Aromanian Forum
· Establishing a provisional Secretariat
· Next meeting in Sofia 2008
16.30-17:30 Visit to the Museum of the Monastery (history, crystal, animals)
18.00 Dinner – Hotel Cucagna
20.30 Aromanian and Rhaeto-Romansh Culture
Event in “Halla Cons”
Aromanian and Rhaeto-Romanic culture event with Songs, dances and literary texts. Public evening program – the Aromanian Culture (Reading, Dance and Chant) in collaboration of a Rhaeto-Romanic choir and an Aromanian dancing chorus.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Individual check-out and departure
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