<p>On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed. On that day thousands gathered all along the wall that had separated East and West Germany since 1961.</p>

<p>The accession of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Republic) completed the reunification process on 3 October 1990. Moreover, with the accession of the former GDR to the Federal Republic, the GDR integrated into the European Economic Community (EEC) of the time via a special procedure. As the GDR's status as a subject of international law ended with its accession to the Federal Republic, a normal EEC Treaty accession procedure was not possible. The European Parliament followed the chain of profound political developments triggered by the fall of the Berlin Wall closely.</p>

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The fall of the Berlin Wall

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: extracts from the opening remarks by David SASSOLI, EP President

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Address by Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

Infoclip: Fall of the Berlin Wall - 1989

Memoclip: Press conference by Willy BRANDT, former Chancellor of Germany, after the fall of the Berlin wall

French President and German Chancellor address a solemn plenary session in Strasbourg in November 1989 following the fall of the Berlin's Wall

Plenary session- 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall- Order of business

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - in the presence of Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

EP Plenary - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - in the presence of Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Ambiance shots of the arrivals and ambiance of the slide show presentation

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: One round of political group speakers

Plenary session - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - General view of the Plenary Chamber in Brussels during the Visit of Wolfgang Schäuble for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: extracts from the statement by Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC and by Tytti TUPPURAINEN, Finnish Minister of the European Affairs, on behalf of the Council

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Introductory speech by David SASSOLI, EP President

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: extracts from the debate

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Live musical part

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag: arrival, handshake and signature of the Golden book

Formal sitting - 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Closing remarks by David SASSOLI, EP President

Infoclip: German reunification

Celebration of the German reunification by the EPP Group: extracts from the speeches by Egon KLEPSCH, President of the EPP Group and Wilfried MARTENS, Prime Minister of Belgium

Memoclip: German reunification in Berlin (28-04/10/1990)

Temporary Committee on German Unification: extracts from the debate in plenary session

Address by François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic and President-in-office of the European Council, in formal sitting, on the situation in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall (Strasbourg, 22/11/1989)

Address by Jacques DELORS, EC President, in formal sitting, on the situation in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall (Strasbourg, 22/11/1989)

Address by Helmut KOHL, German Federal Chancellor, in formal sitting, on the situation in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall (Strasbourg, 22/11/1989)

EP rewind: Press conference by Willy BRANDT after the fall of the Berlin wall

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