On Tuesday, 9 September at 2 pm, Lord Mayor Sven Schulze invites representatives of the media to a press conference in the press room in the town hall, Markt 1.
He will provide information about the Weimar Triangle and European Languages Day, which will take place on Wednesday 24 September at Haus Kraftwerk, Kaßbergstraße 26. Sarah Neis from the Europa Direkt Institute for Intercultural and European Studies, Dresden, and Annabell Heimer, EU Coordinator of the City of Chemnitz, will also be available to answer questions.
On 24 September, Lord Mayor Sven Schulze and the Saxon Network of the Weimar Triangle will jointly open the Day of the Weimar Triangle and European Languages in Chemnitz. On this day, there will be an intergenerational and varied programme with a colourful mix of linguistic, European, social, literary, film and creative activities, readings, workshops and much more. These include programmes for kindergarten and primary school children, activities for secondary school students and events for students and adults.
The Weimar Triangle
The Weimar Triangle was established in Weimar in 1991 by the then foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland to develop a common vision for the future of Europe and to enable coordinated cooperation in Europe through the reconciliation of these three nations.
The Day of European Languages was initiated ten years later, in 2001, by the Council of Europe to celebrate Europe's linguistic diversity and promote lifelong language learning.
Germany, France, Poland
The Saxon Network on the Weimar Triangle was founded in 2021 by the German-Polish Society of Saxony, the Europa Direkt Institute for Intercultural and European Studies and the European-Humanist Education Foundation Waldenburg. The network maintains a lively exchange and organised the Saxon Day of the Weimar Triangle in Dresden for the first time in 2024.