Tuesday 13 May @ 9:15 CET

On Tuesday, ECR MEP Stephen Bartulica will host a conference on the crimes committed by communist regimes after World War II, with a particular focus on former Yugoslavia.

Topics will include the Bleiburg massacre, the Way of the Cross, the persecution of Cardinal Stepinac, and the broader repression of nations in the region. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss the consequences of totalitarian regimes and the importance of historical memory.

The conference will be followed by a photo exhibition dedicated to the crimes of communism in Croatia and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The exhibition will be available to view from May 13 - 16.

Conference

When: Tuesday @ 9:15 - 12:15

Where: SPINELLI 1H1

Exhibition

When: Inauguration, Tuesday @ 12:30

Where: SPINELLI 3G Exhibition Area

Conference Agenda:

09:15 – 10:30: First panel – Crimes of Communism; A Historical Overview (Eric Patterson, US Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation; Martina Grahek-Ravancic and Mario Jareb, Croatian Insitute of History; Hrvoje Mandic, Historian)

10:30 – 10:45: Coffee break

10:45 – 12:15: Second panel – Victims of Communism: Where is Justice? (Tihomir Dujmovic, Journalist; Monika Stedul, personal testimony; Josip Mihaljevic, Croatian Institute of History; Renata Kelam, local councillor )