Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel: Today, more than ever, there is a need for an active civil society in which tolerance, equality and humanism are fundamental moral values
10 March 2024 News
The 81st anniversary of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews and the memory of the Jews who died in the Nazi death camps were commemorated with an official ceremony and a March of Tolerance ‘We Remember’ in Sofia. ‘The march has become an annual expression of the Bulgarian people's aspiration for freedom, equality, humanity and harmonious coexistence, regardless of ethnicity and religion,’ said the congratulatory message on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel, read to the audience by Deputy Minister Elena Shekerletova, who took part in the ceremony. ‘The rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during the Second World War is a reason for deserved pride for the modern Bulgarians. This page of Bulgarian history is an inspiration and an example of unity and empathy. Today, more than ever, there is a need for an active civil society that knows and defends its rights. A society where tolerance, equality and humanism are fundamental moral values’, the Deputy Prime Minister added. The address recalls that in October 2023. The Council of Ministers adopted a National Action Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism 2023—2027. A national coordinator has also been appointed to fight anti-Semitism, which places Bulgaria among the leading EU member states.
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