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France seeks to make amends with big Berlin Wall fete

Paris -- France is staging a big celebration for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to make amends for not sharing the euphoria of the momentous event in 1989, the minister for Europe said Sunday. Full Article at Expatica

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  1. BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders past and present gathered in the German capital on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall, which led to German reunification and hastened the demise of the Soviet Union. Full Article at Reuters

  2. Paris -- France is staging a big celebration for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to make amends for not sharing the euphoria of the momentous event in 1989, the minister for Europe said Sunday. Full Article at Expatica

  3. AFP - Berlin warmed up Sunday for the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall with celebrations throughout the city, as crowds gathered to relive the ecstatic scenes that heralded the demise of European communism. Full Article at France 24

  4. A dazzling light-and-sound show will take place on the Place de la Concorde in central Paris, inspired by the impromptu concert given by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich at Checkpoint Charlie two days after the Wall fell. Full Article at The Courier Mail

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