This is what Vienna can expect at the Festival of Joy 2025

Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Willi Mernyi from the organizer Mauthausen Committee Austria (MKÖ) will open the ceremony, with actress Katharina Stemberger moderating. Additionally, eyewitness Paul Lendvai will speak, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra will perform. "80 years after the liberation from National Socialism, it is our responsibility not only to look back but to actively stand up for the present and future. 'Never again' must not be an empty phrase," said MKÖ Chairman Mernyi in a statement on Friday. "In a time when war has returned to Europe and anti-Semitism, racism, right-wing extremism, and incitement are gaining ground again, our message must be louder than ever: For a Never Again - and for peace in Europe." Interested parties can follow the ceremony and the concert of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra with a delay on ORF III.

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