ICR Romanian Cultural Institute London

Cultural Diplomacy in the 21st Century

         

EUNIC London in partnership with the European Commission Representation in the UK are organising the second annual edition of the conference on public diplomacy and its role as assumed by cultural organisations in 21st century in Europe. This year, the Cultural Diplomacy Seminar will introduce inspiring and creative initiatives and offer stimulating reflection on a series of challenging issues: culture and commerce, cultural leadership, culture and conflict resolution, the Eastern Partnership and artistic mobility.

The session on the 1st July at 11am will deal with Eastern Partnership and will include the participation of Vitalie Ciobanu, a prominent writer and journalist from Moldova, along with other cultural, artistic and diplomatic figures from Eastern Europe. The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is the first comprehensive initiative introduced into the system of the European Union's external relations, addressed to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The debate will be chaired by Kasia Madera, journalist at the BBC.

Vitalie Ciobanu was born in 1964, and built his reputation as a journalist, novelist and literary critic in the Republic of Moldova. After finishing his degree in journalism, he began his career as a writer, critic and translator, later becoming the editor-in-chief of the Moldavian influential cultural magazine "Contrafort". He won the "Writers Union Prize for debut" in Moldova (1991) and the "Writers Union Award for Essay" in Romania (1999). He is currently the president of the PEN Centre in Moldova.

Vitalie Ciobanu's presence in the UK is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.

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When & Where:
Friday 1 July, 11.15am-1.00pm / Europe House, London
Free entrance.
Please RSVP with the names of people attending to Marie Proffit, contact@eunic-london.org.