PM Dăncilă attends International Holocaust Commemoration Day in Brussels
Romanian Premier also presented the importance the Romanian Government attaches to measures to fight racism, intolerance, xenophobia and hatred speech.
Articol de Amalia Bojescu, 23 Ianuarie 2019, 21:17
As part of the visit to Brussels on January 23-24, 2019, Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă attended on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, the ceremony of commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, organized by the European Jewish Congress, under the patronage of the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani. Event was attended by European senior officials and members of the European and international Jewish community.
Romanian Prime Minister delivered a speech in the opening of the event, in which she evoked memory of victims of the Holocaust, emphasizing at the same time the need for strengthening the joint European and international efforts to combat Antisemitism and proliferation of any forms of discrimination.
Romanian Premier also presented the importance the Romanian Government attaches to measures to fight racism, intolerance, xenophobia and hatred speech, as an integral part of the program assumed by Romania at the EU Council Presidency.
Prime Minister Dăncilă outlined the actions undertaken towards combating Antisemitism, actions which place Romania in the position of regional leader in this process. Last but not least, Prime Minister underlined the importance of education in cultivating tolerance among future generations, by promoting models of humanity and courage, and the common European values.
Source:RRA,Romania2019.eu
