The future of remembrance

The Commission is determined to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive and in his opening remarks Vice-President Schinas will present the new ways of remembrance across policy areas that the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life puts forward. Katharina von Schnurbein will present the current challenges, including the worrying rise of Holocaust denial, distortion and trivialisation, and the actions and campaigns of the Commission to raise awareness and bring tangible changes. The commemoration event will take place on 24 January 2022 from 5 PM CET, and it will be livestreamed.

On 27 January 2022, Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice and Consumers, will open will open the conference on European Holocaust remembrance in Berlin where the Representation of the Commission has installed a “Stolperschwelle” giving voice to Shoah victims.