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(Un)shared memory: European Parliament and EU Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
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(Un)shared memory: European Parliament and EU Remembrance Day for
Victims of Terrorism
This article explores the role of the European Parliament in fostering and promoting shared remembrance of the victims of terrorist attacks. First, we discuss the
origins of the EU Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, established by the
EP on the very day of the Madrid bombings, on March 11, 2004, and the earlier
stages of its institutionalisation. We scrutinize the rationale for this transnational
day of remembrance, the main actors involved, and the tools used to promote
it. Then, we examine the effectiveness of this promoted ‘shared’ remembrance
by analysing how the EU and its member states commemorate March 11th. It
appears that, while the EP’s role evolved from a norm setter to a passive actor,
the EU’s Remembrance Day remains for now ‘European’ essentially by name.
Tijdschrift: Politique Européenne
ISSN: 1623-6297
Issue: 71
Volume: 71
Pagina's: 142 - 169
Jaar van publicatie:2021
Toegankelijkheid:Closed