• PRESS CONFERENCE

• Ivica Bocevski - Vice President of the Government of  R. Macedonia,  and Head of the Secretariat for European Affairs
• Elizabeta Kanceska Milevska - Minister of culture, R. Macedonia

Moderator:

• Milena Dragicevic-Sesic - University professor at Belgrade University, Special Advisor to the Minister of Culture of Serbia

Keynotes:

• Erik Meijer - Member of European Parliament

Debate:

• Vesna Copic - Faculty for Social Sciences, Slovenia
• Simone Filippini - Ambassador of Netherlands in Macedonia
• Vasko Sutarov - Member of Parliament, R. Macedonia
• Dejan Ubovic - Cultural Front Belgrade
• Iskra Geshoska - Kontrapunkt, Skopje

Debate with the audience

Conclusion:

• Moderator

Moderator:

• Milena Dragicevic-Sesic - University professor at Belgrade University, Special Advisor to the Minister of Culture of Serbia

Keynotes:

• Helena Drnovsek Zorko - Ambassador for culture at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia

Debate:

• Antonio Milososki - Minister of foreign affairs of R. Macedonia
• Biljana Kulavkovska  - Ministry of Culture, R. Macedonia
• Bertan Selim - The Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans, Sarajevo
• Violeta Kachakova - Lokomotiva, Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture, Skopje

Debate with the audience

Conclusion:

• Erwan Fouéré - Special Representative of the European Union and Head of the Delegation of the European Mission

Moderator:

• Aleksandar Prokopiev - Writer, journalist, essayist

Keynotes:

• Elizabeta Seleva - Professor, literary critic and theorist, Faculty of philology –General and comparative literature

Debate:

• Boris Josifovski - Ministry of culture, R. Macedonia
• Darius Polok - Robert Bosch Foundation
• Friso Wiersum - Tumult Debate Centrum Utrecht
• Asmet Elezovski - National Roma Centrum
• Ruse Arsov - Center for Drama Arts T-HOUSE / Cultural Center CK

Conclusion:

• Moderator

Moderator:

• Aleksandar Prokopiev - Writer, journalist, essayist

Keynotes:

• Goran Jesic – Mayor of Indjija

Debate:

• Vecdi Sayar - Member of 'Advisory Board' of İstanbul 2010 Agency - President,Association for Intercultural Communication & Interdisciplinary Art
• Jirina Dienstbierová - Czech Council on Foreign Relations
• Irina Sokarovska - Ministry of Culture
• Tanja Hafner Ademi - Balkan Civil Society Development Network
• Lovren Markic – City of Skopje

Debate with the audience

Conclusion:

• Moderator

Moderator:

• Aleksandar Prokopiev - Writer, journalist, essayist

Keynotes:

• Marina Kostova - journalist “Vest”, Macedonia

Debate:

• Robert Slagt - free lance journalist and member of Press Now, Amsterdam
• Zaneta Trajkoska - Macedonian Institute for Media
• Alida Vračić - director of Populari, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Neil MacDonald – Financial Times
• Slobodan Casule - ex. minister of foreign affairs and analyst

Debate with the audience

Conclusion:

• Moderator

Moderator:

• Biljana Tanurovska-Kjulavkovski – Lokomotiva, Centre for New Initiatives in Arts  and Culture, Skopje

Keynotes:

• Sabine Kernthaller - Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Debate:

• Lubomira Kolcheva - Director of the Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation
• Miso Dokmanovic - WUS Austria - Balkan Case Challenge
• Ramadan Ramadani – Association of Albanian Publishers, Skopje
• Jovan Jovanovic - Balkan Trust for Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Edon Cana - Chief Executive Officer Agency for the Coordination of development and European Integration Office of the Prime Minister Government of Kosovo

Debate with the audience

Conclusion:

• Moderator