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Discover the sixteenth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the sixteenth issue of the newsletter.
A new director at the CIVS
Mr. Gilles Bon-Maury is appointed Director of the CIVS from June 1, 2023, after the departure of Mr. Jérôme Bénézech, who left his post on March 31, 2023. The interim was provided by Mrs. Sylviane Rochotte, Head of the hearing secretariat.
The CIVS changes management in spring 2023
Mr. Jérôme Bénézech is leaving his position as Director of the CIVS at the end of March.
Discover the fifteenth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the fifteenth issue of the newsletter.
Discover the fourteenth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the fourteenth issue of the newsletter.
Germany returns five books from Georges Mandel's spoliated library
On July 15, the Prime Minister presided over the ceremony for the restitution of books from the spoliated library of former minister Georges Mandel. This restitution follows a recommendation from the CIVS in February 2021, and at the will of two German libraries to return them to their rightful owners.
Research and restitution: discover the web pages of the Ministry of Culture
The Ministry of Culture and its Research and Restitution Mission (M2RS) have just published their pages devoted to spoliated cultural property.
A first bill for the return or restitution of looted works of art
In summer 2020 the Commission underlined the need for a legislation to allow the removal of looted artworks from public collections. In his Report addressed to the Prime Minister, the President of the CIVS also recommended the adoption of such a bill, which alone “will make it possible to meet the requirement of memory, justice and efficiency” expected.
Discover the twelfth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the twelfth issue of the newsletter. To consult it
Four more works returned on December 22, 2021
On December 22, 2021, four more MNR works were returned on the recommendation of the CIVS.
