THE MOVEMENT
The SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement (SE) is an International Civil Society Initiative with CULTURE as its basis and focal point: Understood as the unity of ARTS, DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION & ECONOMY, culture comprises multiple strands of consciousness and action of the SE Movement representing its holistic conception, which is embedded in creativity as it is in ethics and concrete implementation.
This unique bottom-up approach is an innovative Slavonic alternative to societal integration and organisation reaching out simultaneously to other countries and regions in Europe and around the world seeking mutual exchange, understanding and cooperation.
The SE Movement pursues three specific objectives:
- To reinforce and deepen the LINKS BETWEEN THE SLAVS in Europe and all over the world: Vertical dimension – Identity Building
- To contribute to the construction of a BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST & WEST in our challenging times: Horizontal dimension – Confidence Building
- To bring – as a result – the RICHNESS, DEEPNESS AND DIVERSITY OF THE SLAVONIC Civilisation to people around the globe: Transversal dimension – HUMANITY
Raising awareness of the particularly rich, deep, vast and diversified Slavonic Civilisation and hence of the very identity of the Slavonic people and their very position in today’s world represents a fascinating and challenging endeavour and constitutes an autonomous value in itself.
Moreover, in times of rising disintegration and apparent political and social drifting, this unique civilisation project strives for making the difference – a proactive and constructive contribution to enhance the communication and cooperation between people and build up a new bridge between East and West strengthening thus the integration and cohesion across the European continent.
In order to be up to this ambitious task, the SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement (SE) disposes of a sound organisational structure as developed below, based on two distinct legal bodies under Belgian law – the SLAVONIC EUROPE Foundation (fondation privée) and the SLAVONIC EUROPE s.r.l. (Ltd.) allowing for deploying the necessary power of impact in realisation of its main goals and the fulfillment of their specific objectives and individual projects.
ORGANISATION
PRESIDENCY
DAVID CHMELIK
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
TEREZA KOUDELÍKOVÁ
Vice-President responsible for the Western Slavonic countries
and the LUSATIA GLOW programme
SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement
+420 775 070 292
tereza.koudelikova@slavonic-europe.org
MEDIA
VALENTIN SIMON
SE Media Director
OpenGraphy
+32 466 34 63 28
FINANCIAL & LEGAL CONSULTANT
PATRICK LACROIX
SE Financial Consultant
Ulysse Finances
+32 4 374 16 81
finances@slavonic-europe.org
THOMAS METZGER
SE Advocate
BUYLE LEGAL
Brussels
+32 499 25 01 67
tmetzger@buylelegal.eu
HIGH PATRONAGE SLAVONIC HOUSE
H.S.H. Princess SOPHIE OF HOHENBERG
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (SAV)
JÁN STANISLAV INSTITUTE OF SLAVISTICS (SÚJS)
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
doc. PaedDr. ThDr. ŠIMON MARINČÁK, PhD.
SE Academic Council Chairman
Director SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
Prof. RÓBERT LAPKO, Th.D., PhD.
SE Academic Council Vice-Chairman
Senior Research Fellow SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS (ULB)
CENTRE FOR CZECH STUDIES (CET)
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Prof. PETRA JAMES KRIVANKOVA
SE Academic Council Member
Director CET Brussels
Prof. ADÉLA JELÍNKOVÁ MAZUROVÁ
SE Academic Council Member
Assistant Professor CET Brussels
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (UNC)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A.
ADNAN DŽUMHUR
SE Academic Council Member
Associate Director, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at UNC
Teaching Assistant Professor at the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages
TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVES
JAN KASL
SE Director Czech Desk
Architect
Mayor of the City of Prague / Czech Republic 1998-2002
LJUBOMIR FILIPOVIĆ
SE Director Montenegrin / North Macedonian / Serbian / Georgian Desk
Publicist
cting Mayor of Budva / Montenegro in 2014
KATARÍNA VARSÍKOVÁ
SE Director Slovak Desk
Author
Brussels
SERGE BORENSTEIN
SE Director Israeli Desk
Karlin Group Prague
LOUIS GILLET
SE Director Belgian Desk
SECTORIAL ENVOYS
JOHN MUCHA
SE Special Envoy for the SLAV EPIC
MUCHA Foundation Prague
JITKA ČECHOVÁ
SE Special Envoy for CLASSICAL MUSIC
SMETANA TRIO
Prague
FRANCIS METZGER
SE Special Envoy for ARCHITECTURE
ma2 Architect‘s Office
Brussels
SYLVIE MAZARAKY
SE Special Envoy for ART HISTORY
Urbanism Architect
City of Brussels
CARL DE MONCHARLINE
SE Special Envoy for LARGE SCALE EVENTS
CEO
CDM AGENCY BRUSSELS
PROJECT TEAMS
SLAVONIC WORLD (SWL)
SWL PROJECT COORDINATION
DAVID CHMELIK
SWL Principal Project Coordinator
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE FOUNDATION
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
doc. PaedDr. ThDr. ŠIMON MARINČÁK, PhD.
SWL Scientific Board Chairman
Director SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
Prof. RÓBERT LAPKO, Th.D., PhD.
SWL Scientific Board Vice-Chairman
Senior Research Fellow SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
SWL LIBRARY
doc. PaedDr. ThDr. ŠIMON MARINČÁK, PhD.
SWL Scientific Board Chairman
Director SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
Prof. RÓBERT LAPKO, Th.D., PhD.
SWL Scientific Board Vice-Chairman
Senior Research Fellow SÚJS of the SAV Bratislava
ADNAN DŽUMHUR
SWL Library Team Member
Associate Director, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at UNC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Teaching Assistant Professor at the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages
SWL EDITING AUTHOR SERVICES & TRANSLATIONS
Prof. PETRA JAMES KRIVANKOVA
SWL Editing House Director
Director CET Brussels
Prof. ADÉLA JELÍNKOVÁ MAZUROVÁ
SWL Editing House Assistant
Assistant Professor CET Brussels
SWL EDUCATIONAL MODULES PROGRAMME
doc. PhDr. BOŽENA BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Dr.
Vice-President
SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement
SWL EVENTS – SLAVONIC CULTURAL NETWORK (SCN)
DAVID CHMELIK
SWL Event Management – Slavonic Countries
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE FOUNDATION
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
SWL ARTISTS’ FORUM
Dr. MARIOS JOANNOU ELIA
SWL Senior Artist’s Forum Coordinator
Composer
Ordinary Member of the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & ARTS
SWL 2021 DIGITAL PLATFORM SOLUTION
STUART HAMILTON, Ph.D.
SWL 2021 Digital Solutions Advisor
Head of Libraries Development at LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (LGMA), Dublin, Ireland
ANTOINE GOUNEL
SWL 2021 Media Concept & Technology Provider
CEO
OpenGraphy
Brussels
SLAVONIC CULTURAL NETWORK (SCN)
• SCN PROJECT COORDINATION
DAVID CHMELIK
SWL Event Management – Slavonic Countries
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE FOUNDATION
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
Dr. MARIOS JOANNOU ELIA
SCN Senior Project Coordinator
Composer
Ordinary Member of the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & ARTS
• COUNTESS SOPHIE CHOTEK DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF SLAVONIC MUSIC KONOPIŠTĚ CZECH REPUBLIC / LUXEMBOURG (SHC)
JITKA ČECHOVÁ
SHC Artistic Director
SMETANA TRIO
Prague
OLIVIER ROBERTI
SHC Artistic Director
IMUSE
Paris
• EUGEN SUCHOŇ INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SLAVONIC MUSIC BRATISLAVA SLOVAKIA (ESIA)
doc. MÁRIA HEINZOVÁ, ArtD.
ESIA Honorary Member
President
ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (VŠMU) Bratislava Slovakia
OLIVIER ROBERTI
SHC Artistic Director
IMUSE
Paris
PIERRE-DOMINIQUE PONNELLE
ESIA Senior Adviser
Composer & Conductor
Munich
• SLAVONIC WAVE (SW)
CARL DE MONCHARLINE
SW Artistic Director in charge of Communication & Contact to Media, Brussels City & Region Authorities
CEO
CDM Agency
Brussels
LOUIS GILLET
SW Spokesperson
+32 475 44 49 65
louis.gillet@slavonic-europe.org
LAURENT GRIETENS
SW Director in charge of Logistics
Senior Account Manager
PRG BELGIUM
Brussels
ANTOINE GOUNEL
SW Media Concept & Technology Director
CEO
OpenGraphy
Brussels
• JOSEF FRANTA ŠUMAVSKÝ SLAVONIC CULTURAL CENTRE KLATOVY CZECH REPUBLIC (JFŠ)
doc. PhDr. BOŽENA BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Dr.
Vice-President
SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement
Dr. MARIOS JOANNOU ELIA
JFŠ Senior Project Coordinator – Liaison Partner Cyprus
Composer
Ordinary Member of the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & ARTS
SLAVONIC HOUSE (SH)
• SH PROJECT COORDINATION
DAVID CHMELIK
SH Director & Principal Project Coordinator
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE s.r.l.
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
FRANCIS METZGER
SH Architect
ma2 Architect‘s Office
Brussels
THOMAS METZGER
SH Advocate
BUYLE LEGAL
Brussels
+32 499 25 01 67
tmetzger@buylelegal.eu
PATRICK LACROIX
SH Fiscal Adviser
Ulysse Finances
+32 4 374 16 81
patrick.lacroix@slavonic-europe.org
• SH EVENTS & EUROPEAN CLUB
LAURENT BRIHAY
SH Event Partner
Director General
PRESS CLUB BRUSSELS EUROPE
CARL DE MONCHARLINE
SH European Club
Director
IMPÉRIAL Private Club
Brussels
SLAVONIC YOUTH PHILHARMONIC (SYP)
DAVID CHMELIK
SYP Principal Project Coordinator
President
SLAVONIC EUROPE FOUNDATION
+32 472 34 01 09
david.chmelik@slavonic-europe.org
JITKA ČECHOVÁ
SYP Senior Project Coordinator
SMETANA TRIO
Prague
PIERRE-DOMINIQUE PONNELLE
SYP Project Member
Composer & Conductor
Munich
OLIVIER ROBERTI
SYP Project Member
IMUSE
Paris
Dr. MARIOS JOANNOU ELIA
SYP Project Member
Composer
Ordinary Member of the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & ARTS
SLAVONIC EUROPE Presentation
For further information on the SLAVONIC EUROPE initiative and its various specific individual projects, please consult the following publications, which give you, among others, a full overview over the SLAVONIC EUROPE Movement as well as over all Slavonic cultures, their facts, characteristics, special features and particular positions within the Slavonic World.
