It is my humble duty to host the International Holocaust Remembrance Day event in the European Parliament. Anti-Semitism and racism are a threat to our basic values - those of democracy and respect for diversity and human rights. Holding a memorial ceremony cannot undo the atrocities that happened to so many families, but it can serve as a warning, it can serve as a tribute and it can serve as a lesson. The Shoah was the worst tragedy of humankind. Yet, the dangers and demons are regrettably still present in our societies. Today we remember the victims, we pay tribute to the "Righteous among the nations" and we say: Never Again!
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