Vineri, 15 decembrie, ora 18.00, la Teatrul National din Bucuresti, sala Atelier, a avut loc lansarea CD-ROM-ului Mihai Eminescu. Spectacolul, regizat de Alexandru Tocilescu, a incheiat suita de evenimente din anul 2000, închinate memoriei poetului.

Bucharest - Eminescu Year symbolically began on January 15, 2000 and ends on January 15, 2001. It is meant to be a period full of remarkable cultural projects, their world-wide echo included.

This echo is first of all due to the consummate artistic value characteristic of Eminescu's work, but also to the fact that the 150th birth anniversary of Romania's national poet is included in the programme of anniversaries taking place under the UNESCO aegis.

During his recent press conference dealing with this topic, Ion Caramitru, the Minister of Culture, spoke of the decision of Romania's Government that the year 2000 would be declared Eminescu Year and the programme was drawn up with this aim in view plans to become a reference point for Romanian culture and for its reception abroad.

2000, Eminescu Year is structured on two sections: projects of national and international importance and then, to round it off, projects of regional importance, patronized by local authorities. The first section includes the inauguration of several Eminescu busts (in New York, Cernauti, Havana, Berlin, Vienna and Ipotesti), publishing and launching books, CDs, documentary films, festivals, exhibitions, performances, tours, etc.

Anul Eminescu a fost deschis oficial la data de 12 ianuarie, la sala de protocol a Ministerului Culturii. Guvernul Romaniei a decis in februarie 1999 ca anul 2000 sa fie declarat Anul Eminescu.

Inaugurarea a inceput la 15 ianuarie, cand s-au implinit 150 de ani de la nasterea poetului. Programul, intins pe durata unui an, implica o multitudine de proiecte ambitioase ale ministerului si anume: editari de carti si traduceri, spectacole, concerte, arte plastice, reconstruirea traditiilor, pagini de Internet, CD-uri.Producatorul acestui program este Ministerul Culturii, iar coproducatori sunt Societatea Nationala de Televiziune si Societatea Nationala de Radiodifuziune.