World news about “1989-2009”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Transit 89 looks back at ‘year of the miracle’ For many the year 1989 is known as the year of the miracle. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the culmination of months… 18/11/2009 - tags: Documentary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Dear Wall German film Liebe Mauer – Dear Wall – is a romantic comedy set just before the Fall of the Wall. When Franzi (Felicitas… 11/11/2009 - tags: Comedy, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin celebrates the Fall of the Wall Berlin is recovering from yesterday’s jubilant celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous wall… 10/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Doubts over Sarkozy’s Berlin Wall memories France’s media-loving President Sarkozy has become embroiled in a web of intrigue over his part in the fall of the… 10/11/2009 - tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin, Germany – nocomment 10/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin, Germany – nocomment 10/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin wasn’t the only party venue Berlin was not the only city where celebrations were held for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall… 10/11/2009 - tags: Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
World leaders reflect on fall of the Berlin Wall The Brandenburg Gate, once the fault line between East and West, and now the symbol of German reunification, was the… 10/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Germany reflects after Wall anniversary celebrations By all accounts it was a huge success – the eyes of the world were on Germany as it held one of its biggest ever… 10/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Germany remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall Germany has marked the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with mass celebrations. Thousands turned… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Interview with Brent Scowcroft, National security advisor in the George H.W. Bush Administration Brent Scowcroft was in the White House when the Berlin Wall came down. At the time he was National Security Advisor… 09/11/2009 - tags: Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
World powers hail fall of Berlin Wall The world leaders were late in turning up for their speeches but their words to mark the celebrations were well worth… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Reunified Germany’s mixed economic picture Two decades after the Berlin Wall came down, the economic reunification of the two Germanys has been mixed. There… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Photo journalist Stéphane Duroy remembers the Wall Interview by Ricardo Figueira – euronews journalist. The fall of the Berlin Wall was, without doubt, one of the… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
The East Side Gallery The East Side Gallery in Berlin consists of a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall. It was originally painted back… 09/11/2009 - tags: Art, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Mostovoy, USSR media chief Berlin 1989 euronews talks to pre-perestrika USSR media veteran Vyacheslav Mostovoy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today he is… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
World leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall More than 30 past and present world leaders are in the German capital to mark 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin, Germany – nocomment 09/11/2009 - tags: Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Domino date to mark Berlin collapse With thousands of people descending on Berlin for the commemorative events, a massive security operation is underway… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
An American in Berlin – Marc Fisher remembers the fall of the Wall Federica Bonacini – euronews: “The events of November the 9th, 1989 marked the end of the cold war and had a big impact… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
“We knew that by opening the Hungarian-Austrian border, we would make the Berlin Wall absolutely useless but it collapsed earlier than we expected.” Sergio Cantone – Brussels correspondent, euronews: “Laszlo Kovacs from Hungary is the EU Taxation Commissioner. His… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Wolfgang Thierse, Vice-President of the German Bundestag, talks about the day the Wall came down Michael Reichmann – euronews: “The 9th of November is an important day for Germans and our country. On this day in 1918… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
It is necessary to fight for democracy, in every age, because it is not done forever Christophe Midol Monnet, euronews: “Jerzy Buzek is the President of the European Parliament. A former member of… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Decorated dominoes symbolise fall of Berlin Wall Few of the events organised for today’s celebrations have drawn as much attention and anticipation as the Berlin Wall… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
World leaders in Berlin for fall of wall bash World leaders past and present are in Berlin to celebrate the “happiest day in recent German history,” as they mark the… 09/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Anticipation grows ahead of Berlin Wall anniversary Anticipation is growing in Berlin ahead of Monday’s 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. At least 100,000… 08/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin border guard recalls the Wall’s fall A former East German border guard has spoken about the night his checkpoint in Berlin was swarmed by people trying to… 08/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin gears up for fall of Wall anniversary Almost 1,000 domino blocks have been placed along the route of the former Berlin Wall ahead of the 20th anniversary of… 07/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Ceremony, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
“Small question, enormous consequences” Giovanni Magi – euronews: “Ricardo Ehrmannn, hello, welcome to euronews. It was you who on the 9th of November, 20… 07/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
“We are now one generation after the fall of the Berlin Wall and perhaps we need one more to really build democracy as a culture” Seamus Kearney – euronews: “The Fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago heralded a massive change in Germany but also… 07/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin gets ready to celebrate fall of the wall Final preparations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall are being put in place in the German… 07/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
East Germany’s economic renaissance Since 1922 MZ has been producing motor bikes in eastern Germany close to the German-Czech border town of Zschopau… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Economy, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin Wall memories Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and in the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate two men meet. Gunter Ziehe and… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin Wall: Train of Freedom, leaving East Germany Even before the fall of the Berlin Wall the frontiers with the West were starting to crumble. 20 years ago at… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Building the Berlin Wall On Sunday August 13 1961, the inhabitants of Berlin woke up to find the city alive with construction… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Escapes over the Berlin Wall A part of the Berlin wall can still be seen in Bernauer Strasse. It was here that some of the early escapes from West… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Joy and bitterness over fall of Berlin Wall At first there was joy and euphoria, but for some Germans reunification led to bitterness, not able to understand what… 06/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin, Germany – nocomment 06/11/2009 - tags: Music, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
U2 embarrassed by Berlin gig ‘wall’ It was supposed to be U2’s tribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the rock group was left red faced when… 06/11/2009 - tags: Music, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Couple kept apart 50 years by Iron Curtain Separated from his sweetheart for 50 years by the Iron Curtain – Fortunat Mackiewicz finally found his true love… 05/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President :“Perestroika won, but politically I lost.” In 1986, the Soviet regime made the first breach in the Iron Curtain. Mikhail Gorbachev, the new Secretary… 05/11/2009 - tags: Russia, History, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Neukölln puts accent on integration Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, more than 38 per cent of the Berlin city district of Neukölln is made… 05/11/2009 - tags: Unemployment, Immigrants, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
The car that came from behind the Iron Curtain Fans of the tiny Trabant are hoping the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will lead to a resurgence of… 05/11/2009 - tags: Cars, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Interview with Walter Momper, former Mayor of West Berlin and Berlin Walter Momper was mayor of West Berlin when the Wall came down almost twenty years ago. In the autumn of 1989 city… 04/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
The fall of the Berlin Wall At 21h20 the barrier rose at the frontier post on Bornholmer strasse. The Berlin Wall was open. The decision to… 03/11/2009 - tags: Fall of the Berlin wall, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Leipzig celebrates being the first brick to fall Leipzig, 20 years after the fall of the wall. The former East Germany’s second city was at the heart of the popular… 03/11/2009 - tags: Fall of the Berlin wall, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski was Poland’s last Communist leader. He is a controversial figure, because as Prime Minister he… 03/11/2009 - tags: Poland, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Mikhaïl Gorbachev, former president of the USSR “I was in Moscow. It was night. I was asleep. Very early in the morning. It was the ambassador who phoned to inform… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Greens group, European Parliament “I was in Frankfurt. What I remember most was a press conference being held by Gunter Schabowski, the GDR’s… 02/11/2009 - tags: Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Wojciech Jaruzelski, former president of Poland “I can hardly remember where I was exactly. I was probably in my office. I got the news even before it was official… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Pavel Fischer, Czech Ambassador to France 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Volker Schlöndorff, Filmmaker 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Cristian Mungiu, Filmmaker “I was in my home town when it happened. But what was more important for me was that after the Berlin Wall fell, all… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Emir Kusturica, Filmmaker “I was in the United States. I was teaching at Columbia, so I was taking it as just another working day. So for me… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Pascal Lamy 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Laurent Joffrin, Editor Liberation 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Ezio Mauro, Director, la Repubblica “I was the Moscow correspondent for la Republica and one of my strongest memories was the day when Gorbachev kind of… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Javier Moreno, Editor, El Pais “I had the chance to live fairly in Germany. The weekend I went to Berlin, the emotion was overwhelming. It was… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Jutta Scheffer “I was studying politics in West Berlin. That night we went out thinking nothing was going to happen, we were dancing… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Sebastian Saam, euronews “I come from Passau in Lower Bavaria, a town which lots of refugees fled to because it was the first town after the… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Herbert Rudolf “I come from the German minority in Romania and during those weeks and months, I just listened to the radio all the… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
When the Berlin Wall fell: Cristoph Debets “For me, the fall of the Berlin Wall came a day too late. I then worked for BBC World Service German output and the… 02/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Bush, Gorbachev and Kohl honoured in Berlin The three leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States and West Germany, at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall… 31/10/2009 - tags: Fall of the Berlin wall, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Jacques Delors: Former European Commission President “The event was a shock, we had to wait and see if it was going to happen peacefully.” 20 years ago Jacques Delors… 30/10/2009 - tags: EU Commission, European Union, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Velvet generations Czech sculptor David Cherny’s Trabant adorns the German embassy garden in Prague, a tribute to the days leading up to… 24/10/2009 - tags: History, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Two sides of the wall Twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, two families reflect on the changes they have seen since the… 24/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Real life in spotlight at documentary festival DOK Leipzig – Germany’s largest and one of the biggest international documentary festivals – is set to screen more than… 23/10/2009 - tags: Festival, Documentary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Hungary reflects on the fall of the Berlin Wall The sequence of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall began almost 20 years ago when a Hungarian border guard… 15/10/2009 - tags: Hungary, NATO, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Velvet Revolution celebrated in PragueTens of thousands of Czechs and Slovaks have taken to the streets of Prague to re-enact a mass demonstration 20 years… 17/11/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin – The Alexanderplatz protestsThe universal clock on the popular Alexanderplatz was already ticking on the 4th of November in 1989. Now it… 04/11/2009 - tags: Fall of the Berlin wall, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
Berlin, GermanyThe former leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union and West Germany, at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall… 31/10/2009 - tags: Fall of the Berlin wall, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
20 years since Honecker stepped down as GDR leaderTwenty years ago today, on October 18, 1989, East Germany’s long-serving leader Erich Honecker was forced to step down… 18/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
1989-2009: Is Europe really reunited?In 1989, East and West, apart for so long, met once more. A social and political European metamorphosis began. But… 08/09/2009 - tags: History, Anniversary, Berlin Wall, 1989-2009
