The Fossoli camp was an internment camp in Italy (Carpi, Emilia-Romagna), established during World War II. The massacre of Cibeno (Eccidio di Cibeno) has been perpetrated by the SS on July 12, 1944 at the shooting range of Cibeno, where 67 people locked up in the Camp of Fossoli were shot. David SASSOLI, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President, participate to the commemoration by visiting the Concentration camp of Fossoli, taking part to the ceremony and visiting the Museum of Deportation of Carpi (Emilia Romagna).

ceremony

Italy

SASSOLI, David Maria (S&D, IT, S&D, IT)

Holocaust remembrance (T)

World War II commemoration (T)

PRODI, Romano (IT)

commemoration

VON DER LEYEN, Ursula (DE, EC)

Commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Cibeno nazi massacre with David SASSOLI, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President: visit of the Concentration camp of Fossoli, extracts from the ceremony and visit of the Museum

Various views of the Fossoli camp which was an internment camp

David SASSOLI, EP President, visits the Camp

Arrival of Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President, welcomed by David SASSOLI, EP President, Alberto BELLELLI, Mayor of Carpi and Romano PRODI, former EC President.

Views of the wreath laying ceremony , the anthems and religious readings.

Views during the reading of the names of the 67 victimes of the massacre in Campo Fossoli

SOUNDBITE (English), Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC, Because they chose to fight against fascism and Nazism. They chose to fight for freedom and for democracy. So today. We do not just look into the abyss of evil. We also commemorate the courage of your parents and grandparents, partisans and dissidents. We remember their love for freedom. They believe in a better tomorrow. 

SOUNDBITE (Italian), David SASSOLI, EP President, We have the responsibility of remembering and we know that Europe is the result of the most dreadful pain and moral degradation of societies.

Views of the historical centre of Carpi and the entrance of the Museum of deportation.

Arrival of David SASSOLI and Ursula von der LEYEN, to the Museum of deportation.

David SASSOLI and Ursula von der LEYEN visiting the Museum of deportation