Summary:
After talks between the Union of Rusyns and Ukrainians of the Republic of Croatia (Sojuz RH) and the Croatian government, plans have been finalized to hold a cultural event called Mikloševci Ljeto in the Croatian village of Mikloševci on 4 August.

Sojuz RH and the governmental Office of National Minorities will participate, along with the cultural society Jakim Govlja and the Mikloševci town council.

The event will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Rusyn cultural activities in Mikloševci, and the 5th anniversary of the peaceful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia, after a period of international administration immediately after the war.

The schedule of Mikloševci Ljeto is expected to include a roundtable discussion, performances but about a dozen folklore ensembles from the Vukovar-Srijem region and a gala performance in the evening.

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