'Thatcher's legacy was betrayed by the Conservatives', claims COK's President and her former special adviser, Robin Harris in an interview...
Continue readingThe renewal of Croatian culture is,
in the broader sense, at the centre of our efforts.
What we stand for
Conservative values
National sovereignty
Personal
freedom
Mission and Programme
The Centre for the Renewal of Culture (COK) was founded by Dr Stephen Nikola Bartulica and his colleagues in 2009, based in Zagreb, Croatia. The Vice President, Dr Robin Harris, took on the role of President in 2024. The assumption behind its activity is that it is a country’s culture, not just the parties and politicians who run public affairs, that ultimately matters. This culture needs to be renewed for and by each generation.
News
Thatcher Centenary – Robin Harris gives a speech in Budapest
This month marks the centenary of the birth of the great British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: read the speech given...
Continue readingWatch the presentations from the recent conference ‘Liberation or Enslavement?’
For all interested in our conference “Eighty Years after the End of the War in Europe: Liberation or Enslavement?” who...
Continue readingEvents
‘Liberation or Enslavement?’ – Conference Report by Robin Harris
COK, in cooperation with the Brussels-based think tank New Direction, organized a two-day conference in Zagreb "Liberation or Enslavement?" Read...
Continue readingLiberation or Enslavement? – 80 Years after the End of the War in Europe
On Tuesday and Wednesday 8/9 July, COK and the Brussels-based New Direction think tank are holding a two-day international conference...
Continue readingCOK hosts the 16th Free-Market Road Show
On Tuesday 20 May, COK hosted the annual Free-Market Road Show, for the sixteenth time, once more at Zagreb School...
Continue readingManagement
Robin Harris
President
Historian, journalist, former adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – he is a Croatian citizen and lives in Croatia. He received the Order of the Croatian Morning Star in 2008, and the Andrija Buvina Prize for outstanding services to Christian Culture in 2017. His book titles include: Dubrovnik – A History, Talleyrand - Betrayer and Saviour of France, The Conservatives – A History, Not for Turning – The Complete Life of Margaret Thatcher, Stepinac – His Life and Times and Croatia: a History – From Revolution to Independence.
Mate Ćurić
general secretary
Mate has a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Zagreb. He is a private entrepreneur and his company distributes medical products. He is an alumnus of the Robert Schuman Institute and the Croatian Statehood Foundation. He lives in Zagreb with his wife and six children.
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- cooperation in organising an event
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- connection with a similar organisation
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