In his video message, Vice-President Schinas stated:
"For us, Europeans, remembering the Shoah is more than a historic duty. It is indispensable to uphold our values and our way of life.
Recognizing all forms of contemporary antisemitism has been a key aspect in the European Commission stepped up efforts to combat antisemitism, which President Von der Leyen has entrusted me to lead.
To this end, the definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance has been and continues to be a most useful tool."
He informed that by the end of this year, the Commission will present the first ever comprehensive European strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, a significant initiative symbolically and politically, three quarters of a century after the Shoah.
