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The Chancellor faces a battery of camera phones as she arrives at the school. (show image)

There was great excitement at the Friedensburg Upper School in Berlin Charlottenburg when Angela Merkel dropped by to take part in the EU Project Day.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with a crowd of young people. (show image)

Pupils of all ages gathered to give Angela Merkel an enthusiastic welcome. She came to discuss Europe with them.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel points to the USA on the world map. (show image)

The pupils have marked the birth places of their parents on a map of the world. They come from all over the world!

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Chancellor Angela Merkel marks her own birth place on the world map. (show image)

The Chancellor places a sticker on the world map to indicate her own birth place - Hamburg.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the young people. (show image)

"Europe is my home," declared the Chancellor, when the young people asked where she came from and where she feels herself to be at home.

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An interested listener in the audience (show image)

Educational issues are obviously very important to the school pupils - studying abroad, the Bologna process and recognition of foreign qualifications.

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Angela Merkel speaks about educational prospects. (show image)

The Chancellor believes it is progress that so many young people today study abroad and benefit from programmes like the EU's Erasmus programme.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel in a panel discussion with young people (show image)

This is the sixth EU Project Day. Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the event in 2007.

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Government spokesman Steffen Seibert speaks to young people. (show image)

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert helped the Chancellor bring the European Union closer to young people.

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A question for the government spokesman (show image)

The government spokesman visited the school for automotive technology in Berlin-Charlottenburg where he answered the students' questions.

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Government spokesman Steffen Seibert in front of school pupils (show image)

School pupils had the opportunity to discuss European issues with Steffen Seibert.

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Deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter speaks to school pupils in a classroom. (show image)

Deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in the heart of Berlin.

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One young man raises his hand to add his views to the discussion. (show image)

Here too the young people contributed actively to the discussion.

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Georg Streiter in front of the class. (show image)

Deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter shared his first-hand experience with the young people.

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Sabine Heimbach, microphone in hand, in the assembly hall of the Eckener-Gymnasium in Berlin. (show image)

Sabine Heimbach is deputy government spokeswoman and played an active part in the EU Project Day.

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Sabine Heimbach speaks to young people at the Eckener-Gymnasium. (show image)

Sabine Heimbach discusses Europe with the pupils of the Eckener-Gymnasium in Berlin Marienfelde.

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Sabine Heimbach speaks to young people. (show image)

The deputy government spokesman was able to give the young people some insights into everyday European politics.

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EU Project Day at Schools

There was great excitement at the Friedensburg Upper School in Berlin Charlottenburg when Angela Merkel dropped by to take part in the EU Project Day.

Pupils of all ages gathered to give Angela Merkel an enthusiastic welcome. She came to discuss Europe with them.

The pupils have marked the birth places of their parents on a map of the world. They come from all over the world!

The Chancellor places a sticker on the world map to indicate her own birth place - Hamburg.

"Europe is my home," declared the Chancellor, when the young people asked where she came from and where she feels herself to be at home.

Educational issues are obviously very important to the school pupils - studying abroad, the Bologna process and recognition of foreign qualifications.

The Chancellor believes it is progress that so many young people today study abroad and benefit from programmes like the EU's Erasmus programme.

This is the sixth EU Project Day. Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the event in 2007.

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert helped the Chancellor bring the European Union closer to young people.

The government spokesman visited the school for automotive technology in Berlin-Charlottenburg where he answered the students' questions.

School pupils had the opportunity to discuss European issues with Steffen Seibert.

Deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in the heart of Berlin.

Here too the young people contributed actively to the discussion.

Deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter shared his first-hand experience with the young people.

Sabine Heimbach is deputy government spokeswoman and played an active part in the EU Project Day.

Sabine Heimbach discusses Europe with the pupils of the Eckener-Gymnasium in Berlin Marienfelde.

The deputy government spokesman was able to give the young people some insights into everyday European politics.

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