Jessica Parker

The AFD, who consider the firewall as completely undemocratic, are celebrating. They feel they have even more momentum now. They're already polling second in the polls. And I think as well, Friedrich Merz, some people are saying he will have lost trust with possible coalition partners moving forward because he said he won't go into coalition with the AFD. So then you're

The AFD, who consider the firewall as completely undemocratic, are celebrating. They feel they have even more momentum now. They're already polling second in the polls. And I think as well, Friedrich Merz, some people are saying he will have lost trust with possible coalition partners moving forward because he said he won't go into coalition with the AFD. So then you're

the Social Democrats, and they are putting big question marks over his name after this move that he has made.

the Social Democrats, and they are putting big question marks over his name after this move that he has made.

I'm actually stood in the Auschwitz-Birkenau site, looking over at a huge tent that has been constructed here. And inside that tent, yes, there will be world leaders. Yes, there will be European royalty as well, including Britain's King Charles III. But they will be the audience, the ones being addressed. and the people who will be addressing them and speaking will be the survivors.

I'm actually stood in the Auschwitz-Birkenau site, looking over at a huge tent that has been constructed here. And inside that tent, yes, there will be world leaders. Yes, there will be European royalty as well, including Britain's King Charles III. But they will be the audience, the ones being addressed. and the people who will be addressing them and speaking will be the survivors.

We think around 50 survivors have made it here today. Obviously, those numbers dwindle as each anniversary passes, but they will be the ones speaking, sharing, I don't know, of course, exactly what they're going to say, but sharing their memories, sharing any words of warning they may have, and sharing their thoughts about how important it is to remember what happened here

We think around 50 survivors have made it here today. Obviously, those numbers dwindle as each anniversary passes, but they will be the ones speaking, sharing, I don't know, of course, exactly what they're going to say, but sharing their memories, sharing any words of warning they may have, and sharing their thoughts about how important it is to remember what happened here

No, although I think there is always an anxiety and a fear amongst people I've spoken to before who are involved in these kinds of commemorations or the preservation of what happened here, that with time that memories can fade. And I think that's why actually today is regarded as particularly important, the 80th anniversary of

No, although I think there is always an anxiety and a fear amongst people I've spoken to before who are involved in these kinds of commemorations or the preservation of what happened here, that with time that memories can fade. And I think that's why actually today is regarded as particularly important, the 80th anniversary of

As time goes on, as I say, there will be fewer survivors over the passage of time. So you begin to lose that opportunity to hear directly.

As time goes on, as I say, there will be fewer survivors over the passage of time. So you begin to lose that opportunity to hear directly.

They'll still be, of course, recorded testimonies, but directly face-to-face in moments like this from survivors, whether they are addressing international media and international audiences, essentially, at an event like this one, or whether they're doing something like going into schools in the countries that they live in to tell people about what they went through and educate young people who now have, you know, generations of distance experience

They'll still be, of course, recorded testimonies, but directly face-to-face in moments like this from survivors, whether they are addressing international media and international audiences, essentially, at an event like this one, or whether they're doing something like going into schools in the countries that they live in to tell people about what they went through and educate young people who now have, you know, generations of distance experience

from what happened in Europe. So I think that is partly why today, the 80th anniversary, is getting so much international attention.

from what happened in Europe. So I think that is partly why today, the 80th anniversary, is getting so much international attention.

The Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a German magazine he's staying cool about Elon Musk's activities. He added it's the will of citizens that counts, not the erratic statements of a billionaire. Elon Musk has previously described him as a fool and recently penned a controversial opinion piece endorsing Alternativa für Deutschland or the AFD.

The Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a German magazine he's staying cool about Elon Musk's activities. He added it's the will of citizens that counts, not the erratic statements of a billionaire. Elon Musk has previously described him as a fool and recently penned a controversial opinion piece endorsing Alternativa für Deutschland or the AFD.

The AFD is a far-right party that's even classed as extremist in certain German states by domestic intelligence. Mr. Musk dismissed such allegations and claimed he'd earned the right to speak out on German politics because of his significant investments in the EU's largest economy.

The AFD is a far-right party that's even classed as extremist in certain German states by domestic intelligence. Mr. Musk dismissed such allegations and claimed he'd earned the right to speak out on German politics because of his significant investments in the EU's largest economy.