EU Trio focus

Spain, Belgium and Hungary have agreed a joint 18-month programme, beginning in January 2010, for their trio' of EU presidencies. The three countries pledged continuity for their stint at the EU helm, which is the first such 'presidency trio' to take place under the EU's revamped institutions. Related to the presidency, a number of cultural co-operations have been created. Starting from 1st January to 30th June Spain got the rotating EU presidency, and then between 1st July and 31st December it's Belgium's turn, and finally, from 1st January to June 30th 2011, Hungary will get the presidency.
In order to pay tribute to this trio, program organizers of Sziget have invited Spain and Belgium, in order to draw more attention and give more space to the artists of the three countries, introducing a number of cooperative productions. The obvious focus project of Sziget EU Trio is to call attention to the EU presidency of Hungary, and make local and foreign youngsters conscious about it. This focus project is a sample; the goal is to call attention to the fact that Hungary is open enough to create long-lasting cultural projects like Sziget Festival.
Another important aim of the EU Trio focus program is to introduce the member-countries of the presidency (Spain, Belgium and Hungary) to young people, and illustrate the nature of trio presidency and its program. In addition to this, visitors get the chance to find out more about the European Union and its institutes, certain important strategic ideas of the European Committee, and get a flavour of the planned program of the Hungarian presidency.

European Meeting Point

Sziget Festival itself has become a favoured "meeting point" of European youngsters in the past few years; it definitely offers a culturally diverse program, something EU has always been proud of. Now, within the compass of Trio focus, organizers would like to create a meeting point called "European Meeting Point" which could turn into a meeting point of Sziget-people and also a meeting point for Sziget-people and EU, giving place to all organizations, program networks associated with EU, within Sziget. In the daytime, European Meeting Point would be an interactive meeting point, and in the evenings, it would turn into an exciting Madrid-Brussels-Budapest-like party-venue.
In the realization of European meeting point all partner-institutes of EU Trio Focus work together: the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Hungarian advocacy of the European Committee, the Information Office of the European Parliament, the Budapest-based Spain and Belgian Embassy, Cervantes Institute, National Development Agency, furthermore all the consulates of the member states, EUNIC,
namely the cultural institutes of the European Union, Europe Directs and several other European Union-networks. European Meeting Point will be placed directly next to the Hungaricum village. This location symbolizes and strengthens the message that Hungary is a member of the European Union, and one of the countries of the trio presidency. This will be the place giving home to European Consulates, which will help Sziget-people in consulate-related issues.

European Tree – Leave a message to Europe!

Right in front of the European meeting point, there will be an installation created by the three countries' young fine artists, for Europe and Sziget-people. European Tree is an installation showing a tree, offering a community experience and place that brings Sziget people together by leaving each other - or even Europe - written and audiovisual messages

European Bistro

Within the compass of European Meeting Point, a nice bistro will entice lovers of good food. Sziget-visitors do not only get the chance to ease their thirst for information, but they also get to know the specialities of the Trio-countries' cuisine. In the evening, famous European DJs will put you into multicultural party mood, until the morning.