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Fall of the Berlin wall: 20 years ago.
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Experts revisit the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years later and assess its impact on the whole of Europe.

The Berlin wall fell 20 years ago. During a revolutionary wave sweeping across the Eastern Bloc, the East German government announced on November 9, 1989, after several weeks of civil unrest, that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans climbed onto and crossed the wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. The extraordinary chain of events that followed was going to change the face of Europe forever. To mark the occasion, the Goethe Institute Glasgow and the Alliance Française are gathering Prof. Andreas Gestrich and Prof. Pierre Grosser, respectively Director of the German Historical Institute of London and Chair of international relations at Sciences Po Paris. Both experts, who witnessed these historical events, can now assess the magnitude of the changes they triggered in Germany and across the whole of Europe. The panel will be moderated by Neil Mitchisson, head of the European Commission’s office in Scotland.

Please note that to accommodate our guests, the event will now take place at the Goethe Institute and Alliance Française on Wednesday, on November 4th, at 7pm and not on Thursday November 5th as originally advertised in the Alliance Française programme.

This is a free event.

Wednesday 4 November 2009 19:00-20:30 Alliance Française/Goethe Institute
Wednesday 4 November 2009 19:00-20:30 Alliance Française/Goethe Institute
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