Second of August is the European Holocaust Remembrance Day for Sinti and Roma. On that occasion, a commemoration was held in front of the Holocaust Memorial Center of the Jews from Macedonia, addressed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of N Macedonia, Oliver Spasovski. He pointed out the magnitude of the genocide against the Roma and emphasized that those tragic events of World War II were the dark concept of the so-called "final solution" introduced by the Nazi and fascists who were threat to the free world at that time and, as such, it must not be forgotten.

"This is one of the greatest defeats of the humanity in history and therefore the Holocaust against the Roma must not be forgotten. It is also called the 'forgotten Holocaust'", said Mr.Spasovski.

The Minister in charge of implementation of the Roma Strategy, Muzafer Bajram, and the Chief Executive Director of the Holocaust Fund of the Jews from Macedonia, Goran Sadikario, also addressed the Commemoration event organized to honor the victims of the genocide against the Roma during World War II.

On 2 August 1944, the last 4,300 imprisoned Sinti and Roma were killed in the gas chambers of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This day is considered a symbol of the Holocaust that was perpetrated by the Nazis on over 500,000 Sinti and Roma in occupied Europe. Five years ago, the European Parliament declared 2 August the European Remembrance Day, and the EU member states are continuously urged to take forward this day in their countries as a remembrance of the Holocaust against the Sinti and Roma. The Republic of Poland is the first country in Europe to declare 2 August a Remembrance Day.