Organised by Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner Platz 3
Vienna
11th November 2008
Role of media in the reconciliation processes in the Western Balkans Presseclub Concordia
Bankgasse 8
Vienna
The Institute for the Danube
Region and Central Europe
The Center for European Integration Strategies
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
Information
Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), Vienna
Ms. Gejsi Plaku
telephone: +43 1 319725824
e-mail: g.plaku@idm. at
Registration from Austria
Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), Vienna
telephone: +43 1 319725813
e-mail: idm@idm.at
web: www.idm.at
Registration from Italy and other countries
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Rovereto
Ms. Chiara Sighele
telephone: +39 0464 424230
e-mail: eventi@osservatorio balcani.org
web: http://convegno2008 .rails.osservato riobalcani. org
Symposium
Dealing with the past and reconciliation processes in the Western Balkans
9.00 Welcome
Ewald Nowotny, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) - Vienna
Emil Brix, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) - Vienna
Christophe Solioz, Center for European Integration Strategies (CEIS) - Geneva
9.15 Keynote Speeches
Wolfgang Petritsch, Austria’s Permanent Representative to OECD - Paris
Nataša Kandiæ, Centre for Humanitarian Law - Belgrade
Luisa Chiodi, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Rovereto (Italy)
10.30 Coffee break
10.45 Panel 1
Dealing with the past and reconciliation in the
Western Balkans: 1941-1990
Robert Pichler, University of Graz
Wolfgang Höpken, University of Leipzig
Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, School of Slavonic and East European
Studies, University College London
Vesna Teršeliè, Documenta - Zagreb
Chair: Christian Wehrschu.tz, ORF/Wiener Zeitung - Vienna
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Panel 2
Reconciliation processes 1990-2008: a critical reflection
Refik Hodžiæ, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia -
The Hague
Peter Atanasov, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje
Igballe Rogova, Kosova Women´s Network - Prishtina
Mirsad Tokaèa, Centre for Research and Documentation - Sarajevo
Chair: Vedran Džihiæ, Center for European Integration Strategies - Vienna
15.45 Coffee break
Kassensaal, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Programme
10th November
Discussion panel
Role of media in the reconciliation
processes in the Western Balkans
in co-operation with South East Europe Media Organisation
(SEEMO) - Vienna
10.00 Short Documentary screening
KATHARSIS - Reconciliation Work of Independent Media in Serbia
and Croatia
By Irena Ristiæ
A/CH, 2005, 12’
10:15 Discussion panel
Irena Ristiæ, Europena Journalism Accademy - Vienna
Veran Matiæ, Chief Executive Officer, B92 - Belgrade
Migjen Kelmendi, Journalist, founder of “Epoca” and “Java” - Prishtina
Dragutin Hedl, Journalist, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - Osijek
Ahmed Buriæ, Journalist, Oslobodjenje - Sarajevo
Chair: Oliver Vujoviæ, Secretary General of the South East Europe Media
Organisation - Vienna
11:45 Buffet
12:30 Documentary screening
VUKOVAR - FINAL CUT
By Janko Baljak
Author Dragutin Hedl
B92, HR/SRB, 2006, 104'
16.15 Panel 3
Chances of reconciliation in context of EU integration
Nenad Šebek, Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in South East Europe
- Tessaloniki
Verena Knaus, European Stability Initiative - Prishtina
Goran Svilanoviæ, Belgrade Centre for Human Rights - Belgrade
Franco Juri, Slovenian Member of Parliament Ljubljana
Veton Surroi, Publisher and politician - Prishtina
Chair: Žarko Raduloviæ, Austrian Press Agency (APA) Vienna
18.15 Final speech
Erhard Busek, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)
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