Written declaration
No.
435
| Doc. 12138
| 17 May 2010
- Signatories:
- Mr Denis MacSHANE,
United Kingdom ; Lord Donald ANDERSON,
United Kingdom, SOC ; Ms Doris BARNETT,
Germany, SOC ; Ms Maryvonne BLONDIN,
France, SOC ; Mr Joan CARTES IVERN,
Andorra, SOC ; Lord David CHIDGEY,
United Kingdom ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS,
Latvia, SOC ; Ms Claire CURTIS-THOMAS,
United Kingdom ; Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA,
Spain, SOC ; Ms Josette DURRIEU,
France, SOC ; Mr Tuur ELZINGA,
Netherlands, UEL ; Mr Bill ETHERINGTON,
United Kingdom ; Mr Obrad GOJKOVIĆ,
Montenegro, SOC ; Mr Andreas GROSS,
Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Michael HAGBERG,
Sweden ; Ms Carina HÄGG,
Sweden ; Mr Jim HOOD,
United Kingdom ; Ms Sinikka HURSKAINEN,
Finland, SOC ; Mr Jean HUSS,
Luxembourg, SOC ; Ms Francine JOHN-CALAME,
Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Michail KATRINIS,
Greece, SOC ; Mr Tiny KOX,
Netherlands, UEL ; Mr Bob LAXTON,
United Kingdom ; Mr Pietro MARCENARO,
Italy, SOC ; Mr Bernard MARQUET,
Monaco, ALDE ; Ms Liliane MAURY PASQUIER,
Switzerland, SOC ; Ms Christine McCAFFERTY,
United Kingdom ; Sir Alan MEALE,
United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Juan MOSCOSO DEL PRADO,
Spain, SOC ; Mr Edward O'HARA,
United Kingdom ; Mr Holger ORTEL,
Germany, SOC ; Mr Lluís Maria de PUIG i OLIVE,
Spain, SOC ; Ms Maria Pilar RIBA FONT,
Andorra, SOC ; Ms Karin ROTH,
Germany, SOC ; Mr René ROUQUET,
France ; Mr Paul ROWEN,
United Kingdom, ALDE ; Mr Fidias SARIKAS,
Cyprus, SOC ; Mr Ervin SPAHIĆ,
Montenegro, SOC ; Mr Yanaki STOILOV,
Bulgaria, SOC ; Ms Tineke STRIK,
Netherlands, SOC ; Ms Doris STUMP,
Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Zoltán SZABÓ,
Hungary ; Lord John E. TOMLINSON,
United Kingdom, SOC ; Ms Birutė VĖSAITĖ,
Lithuania, SOC ; Mr Rudi VIS,
United Kingdom ; Mr Konstantinos VRETTOS,
Greece, SOC ; Mr Klaas de VRIES,
Netherlands, SOC ; Mr Jordi XUCLÀ,
Spain, ALDE
- Thesaurus
This written declaration does not reflect the position of the Assembly; only of those members that have signed it. It will not be considered further by the Assembly.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe firmly
condemns all those who deny, question or admit doubts, in whole
or in part, the respect of the historical fact of the extermination
of millions of Jews as a result of extremist right-wing racist and
anti-Semitic ideology put into practice by the Nazis at the death
camps situated on Polish soil during the Second World War.
We are concerned to learn of the ambiguous statements made
on the Polish radio station, Radio Maryja, and elsewhere, by Senator
Ryszard Bender who chaired the first part of the Assembly sitting
on 25 January by virtue of being the oldest delegate present. We
note that Mr Bender’s statements have been condemned by democratic
politicians and historians inside Poland. We urge the Assembly authorities
to take more care before any delegate chairs an Assembly sitting
who has made any ambiguous remarks about Jews in any context. We
note and regret the election of members of the European Parliament
who have made anti-Jewish statements or who have denied the Holocaust.
We urge Mr Bender to clarify his position and uphold the clear and
unequivocal view of the Council of Europe that what happened to
Jews on Polish soil under nazi occupation was a monstrous crime
unprecedented in world history, which present and future generations
must comprehend and learn why the hatred of Jews leads to ultimate
evil.
