November 21, 2009
Walking the Berlin Wall then and now
Twenty years after the fall of the Wall, how much has Berlin changed? The Local walks the length of the Cold War barrier to look at five significant locations then and now. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall
More than 100,000 people celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday evening, as world leaders gathered in the German capital for emotional commemorations marking the spread of freedom across Europe. READ (19 COMMENTS) »
‘A panicked border guard using his gun was our biggest worry’
The fall of the Berlin Wall sparked celebration, but also chaos in both halves of the city. David Wroe speaks with former West Berlin Mayor Walter Momper about how dicey November 9, 1989 really was. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
‘The way it went for us in 1989 is not the way it always goes’
The scars caused by the Berlin Wall are slowly healing. Anna Croall speaks with Pastor Manfred Fischer, whose Chapel of Reconciliation was built in the German capital’s former death strip. READ »
Products from former East Germany dazzle in quality test
Products from former East German states have “recaptured” their place on supermarket shelves, according to a quality test by the latest edition of Frankfurt-based consumer magazine Öko-Test. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Clinton uses Wall fête to speak against extremism
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday night used the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall as a rallying cry for a reinvigorated US-European push to free those oppressed by religious extremism. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Trading magic for the beauty of being ordinary
Forget the magic of history and Helmut Kohl’s illusory “blossoming landscapes” – 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall eastern Germany has become a beautifully ordinary place, writes The Local’s Marc Young. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Every eighth German wants the Wall back
With celebrations underway across Germany to celebrate the opening of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Communist East German regime, a new survey says a surprising number of Germans wouldn’t mind seeing the barrier go back up. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
Wall anniversary celebrations kick off
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. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Putin feels 'nostalgia' for East Germany
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was posted as a KGB agent in Dresden under communism, has said he feels nostalgia for the former East Germany, in an interview to be broadcast Sunday. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
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