Foreword
Jordi Guixé
Director of the European Observatory on Memories
The construction of democracy in countries and societies has gone hand in hand with the fight against civil wars and humanitarian or political crises of all kinds . The construction of Europe also stems from post-conflict eras and the atrocities endured in the wake of the Second World War . Europe seems to be constantly tackling various crises that make it stronger but put it to the test time and time again . We are often oblivious to the price paid to achieve certain peace and stability after so much conflict , violence and disaster . From the perspective , once again , of a global pandemic crisis , I believe I can assure that European democracies will come out stronger , without forgetting the new challenges and tangential weaknesses they are up against .
In an endeavour to restore the values of European construction based on history and memory , we have worked alongside various institutions and professionals to produce this volume . A volume that , similar to our previous work on the figure of Robert Sachu-
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