The annual ENRS General Assemblies meeting took place on 7 February 2023 in Berlin at the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany.
The annual meeting is an opportunity to discuss the operations and achievements of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity as well as outline plans for future projects and developments. The meeting was attended by 26 representatives from 10 member countries, observers from partner institutions and the staff of the ENRS Warsaw Secretariat.
Mr Andreas Görgen, Secretary General of Federal Ministry of Culture and Media delivered a welcome speech to the attendees. ‘We have to invest in people. This is what you are doing! You are investing in your cooperation of the member countries of ENRS and throughout this cooperation in people from European societies.' – he commented.
The representatives of the ENRS Secretariat presented a comprehensive report on the Network’s activities and projects in 2022 and their editions planned for 2023 and 2024. They gave an overview of the ENRS PR and communication activities and presented the current financial aspects and prospects for the future. Participants discussed strategic issues of the Network, such as accession of new member states to the ENRS, the perspectives of the Network’s development and prospects for the years 2023 and 2024. The challenges for the Network in the face of recent developments in international historical policy in Europe were also addressed.
Robert Kostro was re-elected the chairmam of the ENRS Advisory Board and Professor Attila Pók was reelected the chairman of the ENRS Academic Council.
Photo: Dominik Tryba
