Moderator: Göran Lindblad, President, Platform of European Memory and Conscience, SE

16.30–16.40

• Welcome and opening remarks – László Tőkés, MEP, RO

16.40-16.45

• Video message from Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

16.45-17.00

• The role of education in prevention of future totalitarianisms – Milan Zver, MEP, former Minister of Education, SI

17.00-17.20

•  A new monument in the Brussels landscape? – Geoffroy Coomans de Brachène, Alderman for Town Planning and Heritage, City of Brussels

17.20-17.40

• Introduction and announcement of the international competition – Neela Winkelmann, Managing Director, Platform of European Memory and Conscience, CZ

17.40-18.00

• What would a monument to the victims of Europe’s totalitarianism signal to the world – prof. Hannes H. Gissurarson, School of Social Sciences, University of Reykjavik, Iceland

18.00-18.20

• Discussion

18.20-18.30

• Concluding remarks – Pavel Svoboda, MEP, CZ, Chair, Committtee on Legal Affairs

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18.30-19.30

•   Refreshments – MEP SALON, ground floor