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80. OBLJETNICA OSLOBAĐANJA

Von der Leyen uoči godišnjice oslobođenja Auschwitza: Nikada nećemo zaboraviti

Predsjednica Europske komisije Ursula von der Leyen rekla je u nedjelju navečer uoči 80. obljetnice oslobađanja Auschwitza da žrtve holokausta nikada neće biti zaboravljene.

"Nikada nećemo zaboraviti 6 milijuna hladnokrvno ubijenih Židova i sve žrtve holokausta", istaknula je.

"Dok posljednji preživjeli nestaju, naša je dužnost kao Europljana sjećati se ovih neizrecivih zločina i poštovati sjećanje na žrtve", dodala je na društvenoj mreži X.

U Bruxellesu je zgrada Europske komisije osvijetljena u znak počasti žrtvama.

"Antisemitizam ponovno izbija na površinu u Europi. Potreba za borbom protiv ove pošasti... nikada nije bila veća", dodala je Ursula von der Leyen u drugoj poruci.

"Povijest Židova neodvojiva je od povijesti Europe. Odlučni smo ne samo zaštititi, već slaviti židovski život u Europi", zaključila je.

Koncentracijski logor Auschwitz-Birkenau postao je simbol genocida koji je nacistička Njemačka počinila nad 6 milijuna europskih Židova, od kojih je milijun tamo umrlo između 1940. i 1945., zajedno s više od 100.000 nežidova.

U ponedjeljak će službenom ceremonijom u nazočnosti pedesetak preživjelih i 54 međunarodna izaslanstva biti obilježena 80. obljetnica oslobođenja logora.

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