BERLIN, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Soviet leader President Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the 2009 EMA Free Your Mind Award in Berlin last night on the eve of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Gorbachev received the prestigious Award from Bill Roedy, Chairman & Chief Executive, MTV Networks International, at a private gala dinner hosted by the Cinema...
25 years ago, NO ONE thought the Berlin would ever fall. That Mother Russia would fall from world domination. That the ultimate change from that action would be the European Union, as opposed to the strict "East" and "West" parts of the continent. There have been events leading up to this day, but today there will be ceremonies and concerts, and many remembrances from those who...
Nicolas Sarkozy, Dmitry Medvedev, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel are among international notables also taking part in 20th anniversary celebrations Gordon Brown will today join other world leaders in Germany for the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, and the US secretary of state,...
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on the centre of the German capital today to recapture the euphoric mood that swept across Europe when the Berlin Wall tumbled, and the cold war ended two decades ago. The €5.1m (£4.6m) commemoration fest der freiheit (freedom festival) marks the start of a wave of events over the coming days and weeks to commemorate the collapse of...
Guido Westerwelle, new German Minister of Foreign Affairs, is a paradoxical figure. In his current positions, which also include being party leader of the FDP and Vice-Chancellor, he's followed in the footsteps of FDP legend Hans-Dietrich Genscher. But foreign policy is not his strength, and the future of the FDP as well as Westerwelle may depend upon him keeping a clear profile on domestic politics....
Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, has confirmed that he would be interested in the job of President of the European Council, and has criticised former Prime Minister Tony Blair's Euro-credentials, noting that the United Kingdom is not part of the eurozone (those countries using the € as their currency) nor part of the Schengen Agreement (which allows passport-free travel across...
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