German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will commemorate the Pan-European Picnic in Sopron, a pivotal event that symbolized the unity leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
At the ceremony, Steinmeier will express gratitude to Hungary for its role in fostering European unity, despite the absence of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who often questions this value.
The Pan-European Picnic of 1989 served as a precursor to the fall of the Berlin Wall and allowed East Germans to cross into Austria, highlighting the cracks in communist control.
Organized by the Pan-European Movement and the Hungarian Democratic Forum, the event was significant for symbolically opening the border and promoting unity during a fraught political climate.
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