1989: ONE GERMANY IN EUROPE

In November 1989, the Berlin wall that separated East from West Germany was opened and destroyed. 

The decision to open the wall was a reflection of the great political changes taking place in East Germany, where the people were demanding free elections and movement toward a free market system.

When the Berlin Wall opened, demands for reunification of East and West Germany grew louder.

The European Community met in Strasbourg in December. West Germany said that German unity would only be possible in the context of a more unified Europe generally. He said German and European unification were just two sides of the same coin. From the beginning Spain supported the idea of a unified Germany in Europe. France and Britain fought the idea, but in the end the European Community gave support to a unified Germany in Europe. 

This is a very important moment because the European Community understood that they needed to adapt the European project to include Eastern European countries in the future.

Source: Bildarchiv, B 145 Bild-00003260 
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Sources:

-http://europa.eu/about-eu/eu-history/1980-1989/1989/index_en.htm
-http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-germany-opens-the-berlin-wall
-http://www.dw.com/en/november-9-1989-the-day-that-changed-european-history/a-4867139
-http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/sub_image.cfm?image_id=3403