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"Mr President, the European Union, or more precisely Poland and Lithuania, shares borders with Russia. The region of Russia in question, which was formerly known as Królewiec (Königsberg), has been called Kaliningrad for several decades. A much-publicised ceremony recently took place there, yet although the highest representatives of France and Germany, or in other words the French President and the German Chancellor, played a prominent part in proceedings, the EU Member States of Poland and Lithuania were not invited.
Kaliningrad is a symbol of Russia’s imperialist policies. To tell the truth, I have no idea what kind of message these top EU leaders were trying to convey, given that they committed themselves to a common foreign policy for the European Union in the draft Constitution. There is no indication whatsoever that such a policy is in fact being pursued. The general reaction to gestures of this kind is one of complete incomprehension, since they not only misrepresent the historical significance of this region, but also give the lie to the idea of a genuine community of interests."@en1
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