03/10/1994
The Egyptian Gazette Newspaper 1994/OCTOBER /03
No one can deny that the world was shaken by the reunification of Germany as its shock of collapsing of Soviet Union and the Eastern, Communist bloc. Germany now has increased in size and has acquired an unrestrictedly sovereign status. Unified Germany is now most qualified to play a leading role in the international community.
In no time Germany was able to start the most outstanding reconstruction process known in modern history. It was not only a physical rebuilding of destroyed cities and towns, but to a great extent an economic, social and mental rehabilitation. Germany has now assumed its role as a main player of a leading economic and financial impact, not only within the EC, but also globally. But life is not just economics and politics. Culture is probably the most enduring element in a country’s life. Recent statistics show that there are 17 million learning the German language all over the world, out of whom 11 millions live in central and eastern Europe. One can not but realize that Germany that was defeated in the war battle 50 years ago, has been a continuous peace battle winner since then.