Statement: President Juncker participates in official celebrations marking 25 years of German unity

Statement released on 2 October 2015 by the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker concerning his participation at the official celebrations marking 25 years of German reunification.

Both German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel used the occasion to call for unity in handling the refugee crisis in Europe.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: 25 years after fall of the Berlin Wall, divisions in Germany remain http://www.europeansources.info/record/25-years-after-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-divisions-in-germany-remain/

EUObserver, 02.10.15: German reunification overshadowed by migration concerns https://euobserver.com/political/130527

The New York Times, 02.10.15: In a United Germany, the Scars of the East-West Divide Have Faded http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/02/world/europe/germany-unification-anniversary.html

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 02.10.15: 25 years since German reunification: The role of the European Parliament http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151001STO95135/

The Local.de, 01.10.15: How October 3rd became German Unity Day http://www.thelocal.de/20151001/timeline-the-road-to-german-reunification

BBC News, 03.10.15: Merkel marks 25 years of unified Germany with migrant plea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34433441

Deutsche Welle, 03.10.15: Gauck urges solidarity in refugee crisis as Germany marks 25 years of reunification http://dw.com/p/1Gi9H

ESO: Background information: Berlin pledges 4 billion euros to regional states for refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/berlin-pledges-4-billion-euros-to-regional-states-for-refugees/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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