International Conference: BIOETHICS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Abstract

Endeavours to deliberate on, define and question issues related to so called “European bioethics” or “bioethics in Europe”, led to an international conference entitled “Bioethics in South and Southeast Europe” held in Dubrovnik on 1-3 October 2004. The conference was organised by Ruhr-Universität from Bochum, Germany and the University of Zagreb, Croatia. It is a significant step in strengthening the collaboration between these two institutions, and has started what is planned as a series of thematic events. More than 20 participants of the humanities and social sciences from 12 countries of South and Southeast Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia) participated in the conference. Official languages were English and German.