European Union

This was precisely 40 years ago.
 
On this day in 1984, French President François Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl stood hand in hand at the Douaumont Ossuary in Verdun, silently bearing the echoes of a fractured past.

Their legacy continues to inspire us and resonate across Europe.

Ein Symbol für Freundschaft und Einheit.
Un symbole d’amitié et d’unité.