EUROPE: MANY CULTURES HEADING FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNION Tuesday 15 ÂÂ Wednesday 16 May 2001 Hotel Continental, Bucharest, Romania
| Chairman |
His Eminence Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Holy See |
| Moderators |
Father Bernard Ardura, O.Praem., Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Holy See
Mrs. Sabine Habersack, Director of the Konrad Adenauer FoundationÂÂs Bucharest office |
Tuesday 15 May
| 9.00 |
A word of welcome from: S.E. Răzvan Theodorescu, Minister for Culture of Romania Representative of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, Apostolic Nuncio in Romania Mrs. Sabine Habersack, Director of the Konrad Adenauer FoundationÂÂs Bucharest office |
| 9.50 |
Talk by His Eminence Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture (Holy See): Introduction to the theme of the Seminar |
| 10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00 |
Dr. Herbert Schambeck, former President of the Bundesrat (Austria), The States and Nations which are Europe: a cultural challenge for political union
Debate |
| 12.00 |
End of session |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
| 15.30 |
Mrs. Sabine Habersack, Director of the Konrad Adenauer FoundationÂÂs Bucharest office, After political reunification in Germany: the challenge of the economy and the path of cultural dialogue. Debate |
| 17.00 |
Coffee break |
| 17.30 |
His Excellency Mr. Jean Guéguinou, French Ambassador, The plurality of cultures and their impact on the new political map of Europe. Debate |
| 19.00 |
Evening meal |
Wednesday 16 May
| 9.00 |
His Excellency Mr. János Perényi, Ambassador of Hungary to the Council of Europe, Cultural minorities in the constitutions and laws of Member States: a cultural challenge for the Council of Europe Debate |
| 10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00 |
Dr. Manfred Lohmann, Director of the Konrad Adenauer FoundationÂÂs Ukraine office, Experiences of Church-State dialogue in Ukraine Debate |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
| 16.00 |
Archbishop Franc Rodé of Ljubljana (Slovenia), The challenge of proclaiming and inculturating the Gospel in different cultures Debate |
| 17.30 |
Coffee break |
| 18.00 |
Father Bernard Ardura, O. Praem., Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and Mrs. Sabine Habersack, Director of the Konrad Adenaeur FoundationÂÂs Bucharest office, Conclusions |
| 19.00 |
Evening meal |
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