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Europe recognizes the Communist Crimes

and mourns the victims 20 years after the collapse of the Wall

Memorial to the Victims of Communism, Prague

Memorial to the Victims of Communism, Prague

Strasbourg, European Parliament, h 18.30
Public hearing with the Czech Presidency of the European Union.

Reflection on the memory of communism in Europe based on the "Prague declaration" of 3rd June 2008, signed among others by the former President of the Czech Republic
Mr. Václav Havel
It is possible to read and sign the Declaration at Praguedeclaration.org

Update
The European Parliament approved of the declaration on the acknowledgment of the crimes committed by the Communist totalitarian regimes and on the memory of its victims, based on the "Prague declaration".


Programme
Part 1: Our Common History: A Common European Platform
Chair: Tunne Kelam, MEP, Estonia
• Pavel Zacek, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Czech Republic
• Emmanuel Crabit, European Commission, DG JFS
• Emanuelis Zingeris, International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania, Lithuania
• Marius Oprea, Institute for the Investigation of the Communist Crimes, Romania
• Hans Altendorf, Office of the Federal Commissioner (BStU), Germany
• Vasil Kadrinov, Hannah Arendt Center, Bulgaria
• Nicolas Werth, Institute for Contemporary History, CNRS, France
• Camilla Andersson, Institute for Information on the Crimes of Communism, Sweden

Debate with: Alain Blum (FR), Maciej Korkuc; (PL), Miklós Kun, Agnes Gereben and Maria Schmidt (HU), Toomas Hiio (EE), Dainius Zalimas (LT), Vladimir Tismaneanu (RO), Ivaylo Znepolski and Sezgin Myumyun (BG) and many others


Part 2: How Does Europe Reconcile with its Totalitarian Legacy?
Chair: Jana Hybaskova, MEP, Czech Republic

• Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Czech Republic
• Ján Figel;, European Commissioner, DG EAC
• Alejo Vidal-Quadras, MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Spain
• Jan Zahradil, MEP, Czech Republic
• László Tökés, MEP, Romania
• Sandra Kalniete, former European Commissioner, Latvia

Debate with: Vytautas Landsbergis (MEP, LT), József Szájer (MEP, HU), Nickolay Mladenov (MEP, BG), Györgi Schöpflin (MEP, HU), Girts Valdis Kristovskis (MEP, LV), Peter Skastny (MEP, SK), Latchezar Toshev (MP, BG), Martin Mejstrik (former Senator, CZ) and many others

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