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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 
Poettering: ‘Nazi crimes must always remain in the memory of future  generations’ Poettering: ‘Nazi crimes must always remain in the memory of future generations’
The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, said the crimes committed by the Nazis 'must always remain in the memory of future generations as a warning sign against genocide, which must never occur again.'
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  Merkel: Germany has a special responsibility to fight anti-Semitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country has a special responsibility to fight anti-Semitism.
  International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration at the European Parliament
On Monday, EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering will attend a special commemoration in the parliament premises.
  British PM: Holocaust Memorial Day, an important way of combating the ‘politics of hate’
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that the "unimaginable suffering" of the Holocaust “must never be forgotten.”
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More Holocaust Remembrance Day:
‘March of the Living Pledge’ to be signed on Holocaust Remembrance Day
EU Commissioner: ‘no place for anti-Semitism in Europe, nor anywhere in the world.’
European Commission Vice-President Franco Frattini declared that "there is no place for anti-Semitism in Europe, nor anywhere in the world."
Croatian president: Facing WWII past key for the country's European path
Croatian President Stipe Mesic said on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Croatia must face up to its WWII if it wants to fully integrate into Europe.
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EJP PICTURE OF THE DAY

Christian, Muslim and Jewish scholars attend the opening session of the Sixth Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue in Doha on May 13, 2008.

The two-day conference focuses on dialogue between the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths.

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