Media Advisory: Servus Europa!

13:00–18:00

Opening hours for media accreditation and of the media centre 

Venue: Congress Schladming, Europaplatz 800, 8970 Schladming

07:00

Opening of the media accreditation and of the media centre

Venue: Congress Schladming, Europaplatz 800, 8970 Schladming

09:00

Gondola ride up the Planai mountain
Accredited media representatives can take the gondola free of charge (ascent and descent)

Opening of the media working space in the Schladminger Hütte mountain hut (until 14:00)

09:45

Arrival of Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and European Council President Donald Tusk at the top of the Planai – musical welcome
PHOTO & VIDEO OPPORTUNITY

Venue: Planaibahn mountain station

09:55

Arrival of Federal Chancellor Kurz, Prime Minister Borissov and European Council President Tusk for a working breakfast on the Schafalm
PHOTO&  VIDEO OPPORTUNITY – Doorstep

11:00

Symbolic handover of the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Bulgaria to Austria and press statements by Federal Chancellor Kurz, Prime Minister Borissov and European Council President Tusk.

Venue: Schafalm, Planai

Languages: German, Bulgarian and English with consecutive interpretation

followed by

Group photo

11:05

Arrival of Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache on the Planai – musical welcome and descent to the Schafalm
PHOTO & VIDEO OPPORTUNITY

Venue: Planaibahn mountain station

11:25

Meeting with members of the Federal Government and Governor of Styria Hermann Schützenhöfer and farewell to Prime Minister Boyko Borissow

Venue: Planaibahn mountain Station

11:35

Joint walk on the EU Trail with Federal Chancellor Kurz, European Council President Tusk and members of the Federal Government
PHOTO & VIDEO OPPORTUNITY

Venue: Planai mountain

12:30

Reception held by the Governor of Styria Hermann Schützenhöfer
PHOTO & VIDEO OPPORTUNITY at the beginning

12:00-14:00

Lunch for media representatives

Venue: Schladminger Hütte 

14:00

Closure of the media working space in the Schladminger Hütte

17:00

Warm up for the Europe LIVE concert

Venue: Planai stadium

19:00-20.30

Europe LIVE concert – Europe’s biggest band comes together and plays LIVE in concert. The artists include Die Seer, Opus and Cesár Sampson. Further information can be found at https://www.servus-europa.at/index_en.html

Designated areas for taking photos and filming can be found on the top platform of the Hohenhaus Tenne après-ski hut

Venue: Planai stadium

20:30

Aftershow party in the Hohenhaus Tenne après-ski hut

22:00

Closure of the SERVUS EUROPE media centre