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...addition, Kohl answered critics who have said a united Europe might threaten either world security or, more directly, American economic interests. He denied that a united Europe would become a fortress of trade barriers, and vowed that the new community would "not be an exclusive club...
...United States of Europe must therefore be open," Kohl said. "It must not exclude the Poles, Czechs, Slovaks or any other Europeans who want to join this federation...
...response to a particularly sensitive issue, Kohl promised that "the border between German and Poland remain inviolable." Earlier this year, Kohl had hinted that border might be negotiable, kindling fears that renewed German nationalism would threaten Europe's post-war peace...
...Although Kohl did not make any broad policy announcements, as some experts had hoped, his speech was high on drama and symbolism. The audience of students and alumni--many of whom lived through World War II and the Cold War--enthusiastically applauded the chancellor's frequent references to America's role in maintaining European peace...
...Today's ceremony affords me a special opportunity to thank the American nation for everything it has done for Germany and Europe in the past years and decades," Kohl said...