commemoration initiative [ commemorative initiative | memorialization initiative ]

proof sterling silver commemorative coin

International Year to commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition | Slavery Abolition Year | UN Year to commemorate struggle against Slavery and its Abolition | UNYSA [Abbr.]

insider trading [ insider buying | insider dealing ]

EU initiative [ Community initiative | European Union initiative | initiative of the European Union ]

insider offence | irregular operation of insider trading

power of initiative [ right of initiative ]

insider buying | insider dealing | insider trading

cantonal initiative

Most Member States have taken initiatives to raise awareness about Roma culture and history; in particular, in recent years, a growing number have organised activities to commemorate the Roma Holocaust.

2. Calls on the Member States and on the countries of the Western Balkans to properly remember the twentieth anniversary of the Srebrenica-Potočari act of genocide by supporting the establishment of the 11 July as the day of commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide across the EU; encourages the Member States to support NGO initiatives in order to ensure that the commemorations are on an appropriate scale; welcomes the seriousness and earnestness of the memorial day in the United Kingdom led by a proper collaboration between national ...[+++] authorities and the NGO ‘Remembering Srebrenica’;

F. whereas the changes in Turkish society since the beginning of the 21 century and reforms paving the way for the opening of the EU accession negotiations created conditions for a more open and free debate on historical issues in Turkey, including the Armenian issue; whereas numerous civil society initiatives and cultural exchanges between Turkey and Armenia developed as a result; whereas a number of Turkish NGOs and intellectuals are preparing to publicly commemorate the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul;

6. Takes the view that the 100-year commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 represents an important opportunity for Turkey to come to terms with its past; calls in this regard on the Turkish authorities to open all archives that will provide historians, academics and researchers with the opportunity to shed light on those tragic events and to start a genuinely transparent public debate with a view to recognising the Genocide; welcomes the steps taken recently by some Turkish intellectuals and NGOs, and reiterates its call on Turkey to normalise relations and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia; likewise supports civi ...[+++]l society initiatives between Turkey and Armenia working towards the normalisation of relations;