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Mattarella Urges EU Action Against Racism on Holocaust Day

1/27/2026

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On Holocaust Memorial Day, Italian President Sergio Mattarella urged action against racism and anti-Semitism in the European Union.
He expressed gratitude to Senator Segre for her testimony and condemned the ideologies that fueled totalitarian regimes.
Mattarella said the Republic must reject hatred and violence and that there is no place for discrimination in Italy.
He highlighted the Holocaust’s horrors and called for a cultural shift to prevent history from repeating.

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On Holocaust Memorial Day, Italian President Sergio Mattarella urged action against racism and anti-Semitism in the European Union.
He expressed gratitude to Senator Segre for her testimony and condemned the ideologies that fueled totalitarian regimes.
Mattarella said the Republic must reject hatred and violence and that there is no place for discrimination in Italy.
He highlighted the Holocaust’s horrors and called for a cultural shift to prevent history from repeating.