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1.   European Community Summit in Strasbourg (December 8, 1989)
The West German government was ill prepared for the collapse of the SED regime. In his Ten-Point....
European Community Summit in Strasbourg (December 8, 1989)
2.   The European Council in Maastricht (December 9, 1991)
The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe posed a number of new challenges for the European Community. Still, the twelve member states initially concentrated on deepening European integration.....
The European Council in Maastricht (December 9, 1991)
3.   Poster against the Adoption of the Euro (1994/99)
The German government supported the planned European Economic and Monetary Union, even though the majority of the German population opposed replacing the Deutschmark with the Euro. Efforts to prevent....
Poster against the Adoption of the Euro (1994/99)
4.   One Currency for Europe (October 10, 1996)
In the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the member states of the European Community agreed on a three-step plan for the realization of the European Economic and Monetary Union. The first step entailed....
One Currency for Europe (October 10, 1996)
5.   Construction Industry: Protests against Low-Wage Workers (March 14, 1997)
In addition to the realization of the Economic and Monetary Union, the 1990s saw the enlargement of the European Union. Although the German government supported the accession of Central and Eastern....
Construction Industry: Protests against Low-Wage Workers (March 14, 1997)
6.   Presentation of the Logo for the Project "Weimar – European Capital of Culture, 1999" (March 20, 1997)
In 1985, as part of an initiative proposed by Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri, the Council of the European Community agreed to name a “European capital of culture” each year. That year,....
Presentation of the Logo for the Project "Weimar – European Capital of Culture, 1999" (March 20, 1997)
7.   PDS Protest against the Adoption of the Euro (April 23, 1998)
On April 23, 1998, members of the German Bundestag debated whether Germany should approve the introduction of the common European currency, the Euro. Chancellor Helmut....
PDS Protest against the Adoption of the Euro (April 23, 1998)
8.   European Central Bank in Frankfurt (July 31, 1998)
In November 1994, the European Monetary Institute (EMI) began its work in Frankfurt am Main. It was tasked with coordinating the monetary and financial policies of the EU member states. With some....
European Central Bank in Frankfurt (July 31, 1998)
9.   Frankfurt Stock Exchange Market after the Euro was Introduced as Deposit Currency (January 5, 1999)
On December 31, 1998, the currencies of Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Spain were pegged to each other and the Euro. On January....
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Market after the Euro was Introduced as Deposit Currency (January 5, 1999)
10.   A Festive Opening Ceremony with Fireworks over the Goethe-Schiller Memorial: Weimar is the Cultural Capital of Europe in 1999 (February 2, 1999)
As the cradle of Weimar Classicism and the city where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich....
A Festive Opening Ceremony with Fireworks over the Goethe-Schiller Memorial: Weimar is the Cultural Capital of Europe in 1999 (February 2, 1999)
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