The International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony is organised in the European Parliament, with the presence of Isaac HERZOG, President of Israel. Roberta Metsola, EP President, open the solemn sitting with an introductory speech. The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust on 27 January was established by the United Nations in 2005 to commemorate the Holocaust and the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

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METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

Holocaust remembrance (T)

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HERZOG, Isaac

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: atmosphere shots of the arrivals in the Chamber and opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, Dear Members, dear colleagues, we gather here today for this solemn ceremony to mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. In the presence of the President of the State of Israel and President Herzog. Welcome to the European Parliament.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, Before we begin, I would like to invite you to turn your attention to the screens to watch a short video in remembrance of all the victims of the Holocaust.