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The significance and consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the impact of EU enlargement for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe

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Interview with Marcelino Oreja Aguirre: the significance and consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the impact of EU enlargement for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Madrid, 24 March 2010)

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In this interview, Marcelino Oreja, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1993 and Member of the European Commission from 1994 to 1999, sees the year 1989 as a founding moment for contemporary Europe, and explains the need for justice and solidarity in order to provide opportunities for development in the new Member States from Central and Eastern Europe. Finally, he compares the European Union’s enlargement to include the countries of Central and Eastern Europe with reconciliation at a European level.