Report: Taking Stock of European Memory Policies Report: EUROM Meeting 2018 | Page 13

Closing Remarks Jordi Guixé, Director of EUROM Constanze Itzel, Head of Unit of the House of European History In concluding the meeting, the House of European History and the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) announced the intention of making the Network Meeting an annual event, keeping in mind the importance of a structural and continued dialogue between the EU institutions, academicians, organizations and practitioners in the field of remembrance and historical memory. The intention is to find frameworks through which these dimensions productively engage with each other in a critical and reflective way. The proposal takes into account the necessity of actively analyzing the different connections and conflicts between personal, local, regional, national, European, and global dimensions. Building on this, Jordi Guixé launched the proposition of conducting a survey on memory conflicts to lay the foundations of a comparative European research focused on the debates and hot spots of the discussions about the recent past. The kickoff meeting to prepare the project took place on June 6th, the day after the EUROM network meeting, and gathered representatives of the University of Leuven, the University Carlos III of Madrid, the University of Barcelona and Centre Max Weber/ CNRS. European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) [email protected] www.europeanmemories.net @euromemories /europeanobservatoryonmemories The European Observatory on Memories –EUROM is a transnational network of institutions and organizations committed to research and promotion of public historical memory policies. Its main objective is to contribute to the reflection surrounding recent history defending memory diversity and plurality. EUROM is led by the Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona with the support of the European Commission’s program Europe for Citizens.