On 13 April 2024, lawyers from Slovenia, Carinthia, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia
convened at Narodni Dom in Trieste to solemnly commemorate the historic
return of Narodni Dom to the Slovenian minority in Italy. This event followed
the contract signed on 28 March 2022 between Narodni Dom Foundation and
the University of Trieste in the presence of the presidents of both countries,
Sergio Mattarella of Italy and Borut Pahor of Slovenia. The President of the
Association of Jurists of Slovenia Dr Miha Juhart and the president of the Association
of Societies for Economic Law Dr Etelka Korpič Horvat presented a
special certificate of appreciation to Rado Race, President of the Foundation,
acknowledging his prolonged efforts to secure the return of Narodni Dom to
the Slovenian minority in Italy. During the working session of the meeting,
Marko Jarc, Rudi Vouk, and Atilla Kovács discussed the implementation of
international legal obligations and national legislation concerning the legal
status of the Slovenian minority in Italy, Austria, and Hungary at the round
table discussion.
Key words: Narodni Dom in Trieste, return, meeting of Slovenian lawyers,
certificate of appreciation, round table discussion, position of the Slovenian
minority.