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Article by the AER President Illy on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Zurich speech by W. Churchill

18 September, 2006 By Editor

Article by the President of the Assembly of European Regions Riccardo Illy on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the speech by Winston Churchill on the United States of Europe
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On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Winston Churchill’s Zurich Speech (19 September 1946), AER President Illy acknowledged the crucial role of Winston Churchill’s visionary speech laying the basis for a “regional European organization” and a ‘United States of Europe’, with France and Germany at the core.

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