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"Europe's Birthday Blahs
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
By Anne Applebaum
The Washington Post
BERLIN--If you didn't notice that last Sunday was the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Union, don't worry: Most Europeans didn't, either. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who holds the rotating European presidency, did invite all 27 heads of state to hear Beethoven's ``Ode to Joy,'' and it's true that at one designated Berlin nightclub, the Europeans of tomorrow danced to music played by DJs from all 27 countries. Fireworks went off as well, and of course a document was signed--the ``Berlin Declaration''--which described Europe as an ``Idea, a hope for freedom and understanding.'' "
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