Renaming of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp

After the media started talking about the "Polish concentration camp Auschwitz" in October 2004, the Polish government has taken steps to have the official name "Auschwitz Concentration Camp" changed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Now the UN institution has decided to change the name to "Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau". Igor Janke comments: "This small victory shows that since we started talking about our past calmly, resolutely and rationally the world supports our views. We have had both good and bad experiences with this issue. The remarks made by Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who on the day before the EU talks in Brussels began reminded us of the millions of Poles who were murdered during the Second World War, certainly didn't help matters."

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