The ceremony took place in the presence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, H.
The conference will comprise museum directors and experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey.
UNESCO: Detailview | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The economies of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia probably shrank last year, the European Commission estimates.
Ministries of culture from 13 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey) will gather to present the respective policies and measures to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage in their respective countries, and to enhance this heritage as a driver for intercultural dialogue and sustainable development.
However, the transition was difficult, and although some countries like the Czech Republic and Slovenia were able to overcome the early years of transition, becoming the prosperous democracies that they are now, some others eventually adopted new types of autocracies.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Russia extends a helping hand to Chavez
They are Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary, generally reckoned the best prepared of the bunch, together with the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia.
Public support for American foreign policy has become most tepid in the former Austro-Hungarian parts of Europe, including Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, where German influence is increasing.
ECONOMIST: Feelings about the United States are warm but changing
This is the very first time that national history museums from South-East Europe and beyond - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - come together to put in perspective and compare their collections and their national histories.
Whatever the EC's intentions, one thing is clear: The net effect of the announcement that all Community members will recognize Croatia and Slovenia (and any other republic requesting recognition) on 15 January 1992 -- provided conditions concerning respect for existing borders, minorities and democratic government are met to the Western European states' satisfaction -- is to give the Serbian armed forces another month to destroy the Croatian republic.
Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, bits of Poland, have long been part of our economic and cultural area.
Eleven countries from south-east Europe were represented at the Forum: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia, and observers from Spain, United Arab Emirates and Switzerland.
Only Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Croatia spend even half of western Europe's 2.2% of GDP on research and development.
It has been closely involved with preparations for membership by the five most developed Eastern European countries - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia - and the three Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who are all expected to join the EU in 2004.
Five European presidents - from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Slovenia - have said they will not attend a Ukrainian summit of Central and East European leaders next week in Yalta.
Meanwhile, five European presidents - from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Slovenia - have said they will not attend a Ukrainian summit of Central and East European leaders next week in Yalta.
应用推荐