Prague, September 29, 2011 – Heads of 19 partner institutions and organisations specialised in the subject of totalitarian history from 13 EU member states will sign the founding document of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience in Prague on…
The European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes
On 23 August 2011 the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes was celebrated in Warsaw for the first time. The celebrations, organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Institute of National Remembrance, were held in…
Platform members list
As of 26 November 2016, the Platform of European Memory and Conscience has 55 Members from 13 EU Member States, Ukraine, Moldova, Iceland, Albania, Canada and the United States. Albania: Institute for Democracy, Media & Culture Bulgaria:…
Platform of European Memory and Conscience – a brief history
With the accession of the post-Communist countries to the EU in 2004, the legacy of Communism became an integral part of common European heritage. For the 10 new member states, the EU accession opened a new level on which to…
Presentation of the working group in Brussels
Brussels, 18 January, 2010 -Members of the working group on the Platform of European Memory and Conscience made their first joint public appearance today at a press conference at the office of the Council of Europe in Brussels. They presented…
Legal Settlement of Communist Crimes – partners
The Platform of European Memory and Conscience wishes to thank the following partners of the conference: the offices of Ms Sandra Kalniete, Mr László Tőkés and Mr Milan Zver, Members of the European Parliament Stiftung Sächsische Gedenkstätten Robert Schuman Foundation European…
Legal Settlement of Communist Crimes – about the conference
The conference held on 5 June, 2012 was convened in response to growing calls for strengthened international justice formulated, e.g., in the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism of 3 June, 2008, in the European Parliament resolution on…
Legal Settlement of Communist Crimes – conference programme
5 June, 2012 European Parliament, Brussels Room PHS 7 C 50 8.30 Welcome and Greetings 8.45 Opening speech Prof. Jerzy Buzek, MEP (PL), former President of the European Parliament Audio recording (Sandra Kalniete, Jerzy Buzek); 17 MB, mp3 9.00 – 10.30…