Catalogue question 235 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01 · Image question
The then French President François Mitterrand and the then German Chancellor Helmut Kohl jointly commemorate the dead of both world wars in Verdun. Which goal of the European Union becomes clear at this meeting?
- friendship between England and Germany
- freedom of travel to all EU countries
- peace and security in the EU countries Correct
- uniform public holidays in the EU countries
Why — for every option
- A — Verdun was a battlefield of the First World War between Germany and France; England was not the subject of this meeting.
- B — Freedom of travel concerns freedom of movement of people in the internal market (Schengen), not the symbolic meaning of the 1984 Verdun gesture.
- C — Correct: the joint commemoration in 1984 of the millions of dead from both world wars symbolised Franco-German reconciliation and stood for the central EU goal of securing lasting peace and security in Europe through cooperation.
- D — Uniform public holidays are not an EU goal and have no connection to the Verdun meeting.
Source: www.bundesregierung.de
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