Word: zeffirelliã
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...European anthem since 1972, began to play, everyone present stood up somewhat awkwardly. Patriotism is not nearly as common in Europe as in the United States, so the images of the ceremony in the beautiful room were particularly striking. It seemed as if Europe’s politicians, under Zeffirelli??€™s direction, were trying to give a founding narrative to a process that Europe’s citizens have often seen as bureaucratic and distant. Of course, Europe’s complicated past was ever present: A gigantic statue of Pope Innocent X hovered over the signing...
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