Kulturforum Lausitz: Exchange on the cooperation process

Lusatia is to establish itself as a European cultural region and cultural brand. Around 130 stakeholders from Saxony and Brandenburg met on Friday at the first Lusatia Cultural Forum in Doberlug-Kirchhain (Elbe-Elster district) for an initial thematic exchange. Lusatia has a unique treasure with its Sorbian-Wendish culture, said Saxony's Culture Minister Barbara Klepsch. "This special feature is also reflected in the programs for shaping structural change," emphasized the CDU politician.

The aim was to develop strategies for joint projects with cultural stakeholders and interested parties from Upper and Lower Lusatia, said Brandenburg's Minister of Culture Manja Schüle. "Culture is the key to strengthening regional identity and the engine for tapping into new employment potential and making the region undergoing structural change shine," explained the SPD politician.