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An international conference on the problems, risks and challenges of Nazism in modern Europe was held in Riga. The conference was held on the eve of the so-called memory day of the legionnaires of the Latvian divisions Waffen SS. The Nazi march, which takes place annually in Riga in honor of the occasion, was canceled this year due to the coronavirus, according to Sputnik news agency.
The conference was attended by deputies of the European Parliament and political scientists from Italy, Slovakia, Ukraine and the Baltic countries. The meeting took place despite unfavorable circumstances - due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of speakers could not come to Riga, but were able to express their point of view online.
Participants discussed the manifestations of Nazism in Europe and methods to combat them, as well as violations of the basic rights of minorities in the EU. Miroslav Radaczowski, a member of the European Parliament from Slovakia, spoke about the European Parliament’s resolution against the Riga march in honor of the legionnaires. He also announced the condemnation of the manifestations of Nazism and fascism in the European Parliament, while acknowledging attempts to revise the outcome of World War II.
Deputy Tatyana Zhdanok spoke about the paradox that reigns in the Latvian authorities, which give permission for the march. The organizers of the procession do not indicate the glorification of Nazism for the purpose of the rally, meanwhile, its signs appear during the processions.
When the authorities ignore the demands of society, people independently come to the fight against the glorification of Nazism and fascism. The Latvian activist Andrei Pagor said that in Bulgaria the Nazi procession on the streets of the capital was canceled by the mayor's office, and in Dresden the protesters won the right to take him through the court, but a large group of anti-fascists blocked the road to the convoy.
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