Costa also recalled the “six million Jews and countless other people murdered” by the Nazi German regime
The President of the European Council, António Costa, highlighted this Tuesday the importance of remembering the Holocaust given the increase in anti-Semitism in the world, warning “against hatred and intolerance”.
In a message on social media on the occasion of International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust, António Costa recalled the “six million Jews and countless other people murdered” by the regime in Nazi Germany.
“In the face of the rise of anti-Semitism, honoring this memory is more important than ever. As a warning against hate and intolerance, to ensure we mean it every day when we say ‘never again'”, the message reads.
Today we remember the six million Jews and countless others murdered in the Holocaust.
In the face of growing antisemitism, honoring this memory is more important than ever.
As a warning against hatred and intolerance, to ensure every day that we mean it when we say
— António Costa (@eucopresident)
The European Parliament marked the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust with a solemn session in which Tatiana Bucci, a survivor who was deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp when she was 6 years old, spoke.
In a message also released on this day, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned that the memory of the Holocaust is being distorted to “feed anti-Semitism”, considering it unacceptable that there are currently Jews in Europe “living in fear” and “hiding their identity”.
