Romanian President Nicușor Daniel Dan’s decision last month to delay legislation targeting Jew-hatred, Holocaust denial and far-right extremism is “deeply” concerning, Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, stated last week.
The southeastern European country’s president has slowed passage of legislation that “would significantly strengthen Romania’s ability to confront antisemitism and the distortion of Holocaust history,” Lauder said.
He added that Dan’s move “has been widely perceived, both domestically and internationally, as legitimizing efforts to rehabilitate war criminals and emboldening those who seek to deny or distort the Holocaust.”
“This carries the risk of eroding decades of progress Romania has made in confronting its past and honoring the memory of its victims,” he added.
