A ceremony to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust will take place on Wednesday 27 January, 1.00pm, on the forecourt of the Palais de l’Europe.
Wreath-laying in front of the commemorative stone or addresses by:
- Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General
- Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Ambassador Katya Todorova, Chair of the Ministers’ Deputies, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria
- Carmel Shama-Hacohen, Ambassador of Israel to the international institutions in France
- Gheorghe Raducanu, President of the European Roma and Travellers Forum
- Denis Erhart, President of Les « Oublié(e)s » de la Mémoire Association Civile Homosexuelle du Devoir de Mémoire
Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni will open an event for schools at the European Youth Centre.
The Day is dedicated this year to the “Righteous among the Nations”.
