“The German Reunification and unification of Europe are two sides of the same coin.”

—  Helmut Kohl

Die deutsche Einheit und die europäische Einigung sind zwei Seiten ein und derselben Medaille.
In a speech on the 15th party congress of the CDU, in Frankfurt an Main (June 17, 2002)

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Die deutsche Einheit und die europäische Einigung sind zwei Seiten ein und derselben Medaille.

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