Helmut Kohl, German Federal Chancellor, from 1/10/1982 to 27/10/1998, and François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, from 21/05/1981 to 17/05/1995, worked hard to bolster the post-war relationship between France and Germany, and underscored the importance of peace between their nations in the pursuit of European integration.

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On 22 November 1989 in Strasbourg, François Mitterrand, President in office of the Council of the EU, invited Helmut Kohl to address the MEPs aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

22 November 1989 - Addresses by Helmut KOHL, German Federal Chancellor and François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic

The Presidents of the French Republic and the European Parliament

Visit of Francois MITTERRAND, President of France at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Visit of Francois MITTERRAND, First Secretary of the Socialist Party

Francois Mitterrand in restaurant Maison Kammerzell Strasbourg

Visit of the President of France to the EP in Strasbourg, at the start of the French Presidency.

French President makes an official visit to the EP in Strasbourg

The President of France makes an official visit to the EP in Strasbourg - Formal sitting

Powerful. Moving. Visionary. There were speeches in the history of the European Union that have made Europe the way it is today. François Mitterrand was elected President of France in 1981 and re-elected in 1988. During his presidency, the Berlin Wall fell, Europe reunited, enlarged to 15 Member States and became the European Union. In the last months of his mandate, he shared his vision for Europe with the European Parliament, culminating in a moving plea for peace. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Speeches that have made Europe: Francois Mitterrand (1995)

Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995.

Memoclip: Jacques DELORS and the European Parliament

Three Spanish Presidents of the European Parliament: Enrique BARÓN CRESPO, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES and Carlos ROBLES PIQUER speak about some European historical events.

Carlos V European Award: Tribute to the spanish Presidents of the European Parliament - Audiovisual presentation

This memoclip illustrates the relationship between the Presidents of the French Republic and the European Parliament, consisting of the visits and speeches made by the Presidents

Memoclip: The Presidents of the French Republic and the European Parliament

Jacques CHIRAC and the European Institutions, from 1979 to 2007

Memoclip: Jacques CHIRAC and the European Institutions

Berlin - 9 November 1989: crowd of Berliners on the wall, Strasbourg - 22/11/1989: formal sitting with Helmut KOHL, German Chancellor and François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic, Strasbourg - 16/05/1990: Visit by Lothar DE MAIZIERE Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic to the EP, Brussels - 28/06/1990: Meeting of the Temporary Committee on East Germany chaired by Simone VEIL, Strasbourg - 08/10/1990: First meeting of the European Parliament after the reunification of Germany.

Infoclip: German reunification

Last statement of François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic before the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Statement on the programme of the French Presidency of the Council. Statement on the European culture, the future of Europe and the fight against nationalism.

Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency: extracts from the address by François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic

François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic, delivers his final address to MEPs in plenary session at the European Parliament.

MITTERRAND, François (FR)

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