The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is becoming a permanent international partner to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The participation of the EU in this international body will allow closer cooperation on combating Holocaust denial and preventing racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism.
The EU said the announcement is a direct follow-up to President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for closer international cooperation in his statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day this pas January, as well as the European Parliament’s resolution on combating anti-Semitism of June 2017.
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