May 16, 2019
On Thursday May 16, 2019, the Launch Committee of the Centre Européen de Musique (CEM) met at the Elysée Palace. Emmanuel Macron wished to greet the participating members of this Launch Committee and reiterated his support for the project: "We strongly support you on this unique project celebrating music, bringing together heritage, transmission, research, culture, social and economy, all so essential for Europe”.
The main patrons of the project, Teresa Berganza and Placido Domingo, were not able to attend and sent messages of support that they addressed to the President and to the Launch Committee. Messages of support were also sent by European Commissioner Carlos Moedas, by the President of the European Economic and Social Council, Luca Jahier, and by the Director General of Education and Culture of the European Commission, Themis Christophidou.
Présidence de la République - ©Ghislain Mariette
Around the CEM Founding President Jorge Chaminé and the Culture and Communication Councellor of France’s President, Claudia Ferrazzi, key personalities attended the event : Giulia Del Brenna, representative of the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Carlos Moedas, as well as as the ambassadors of Norway, Spain and Portugal, Pierre Sellal, president of the Fondation de France and the cultural managers of the embassies of Germany and the Russian Federation in France. Also around the table were the MP for Yvelines and member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education of the Assemblée Nationale, Béatrice Piron, representatives of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Education and Youth, the
Ministry of Health and Solidarity, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation as well as the Deputy Vice-President for the Environment, culture and tourism of the Yvelines Departmental Council, the President of the Versailles Grand-Parc Agglomeration and the Mayors of Bougival and La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Representatives of the Fondation du Patrimoine, the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, the Forlane Foundation, Europa Nostra and members of the CEM organization (endowment fund and the scientific council) were also attending the event.
Présidence de la République - ©Ghislain Mariette
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