crimes committed by totalitarian regimes - Ministrstvo za pravosodje

Crimes committed by totalitarian regimes
1. To ensure continuity of the process of evaluation of the totalitarian crimes, thus bringing deeper
understanding of the meaning, extent and consequences of the crimes committed by the totalitarian
regimes, as well as preventing recurrences of totalitarian rule;
2. To establish a special international commission to investigate and evaluate the crimes committed by
the Communist and other totalitarian regimes in Europe;
3. To establish a European Foundation to promote public awareness at the EU level, to develop cultural
and educational projects, and to provide support for European and national research and educational
projects;
4. To declare 23 August (the day the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was signed) the European day of
commemoration of the victims of totalitarian regimes and start its commemoration at the European level;
to consider construction of a memorial for the victims of totalitarian regimes in order to rehabilitate, and
appropriately memorialise, victims of these crimes;
5. To consider establishing a European Museum on Totalitarian Regimes;
6. To ensure the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination of victims of all the totalitarian
regimes.
How do we see the future of evaluation of the totalitarian regimes in Europe, with regard to the
mentioned proposals?
First, every country has to issue an official report adopted by its Government or Parliament.
In the run-up to the 40 th anniversary of the Prague Spring and the 20 th anniversary of the Sąjūdis
Independence Movement, as well as the 70 th anniversary of the inopportune Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact,
it is particularly important for us to take a closer look at the past, which forms part of our lives, partly
spent under totalitarian regimes. It is crucial to evaluate the past and turn the memories of the living
victims into meaningful moral guidelines for young EU citizens.
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