 The subject of your event is of course very important since we must understand and remember the past to build a better future. We are here to explain to the French citizens what the Open Union project is about. So I wish you indeed a very successful seminar. You come from a wide range of organisations. You help to build bridges between disciplines, between cultures and together you help to build up a vibrant community of practice in the field of remembrance at European level. First of all, welcoming you. Je vous dis la bienvenue même en français. A big thank of course to the German at House. This collaboration between different European institutions together with associations of civil society, together with the academia, together with memorial sites and so on working together. The topic is 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Is there a revival of the Cold War in our European society today? With this underlying question, is it possible to live with that war? The legitimacy of the European Union and its actions call for safeguarding common values. Respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights.