Germany celebrates 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall -- live updates

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https://www.dw.com/en/germany-celebrates-30-years-since-fall-of-berlin-wall-live-updates/a-51178230

+++ Germany celebrates 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall — live updates +++

Nationwide celebrations have kicked off in Germany to mark 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is welcoming leaders of Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary in Berlin.

Germans mark the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Berlin Wall with rallies, memorials, exhibitions
Leaders of Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary visit German capital
Angela Merkel to attend celebration scheduled at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

All updates in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT)

09:15 The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a earth-shattering event for Germany and Europe. Read how our reporters Hardy Graupner and Uwe Hessler, who lived in East Berlin at the time, remember covering the day and facing a new world.

08:57 On his website, President Steinmeier invited Germans to share their personal stories of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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