President Joachim Gauck compares the challenge 25 years ago with the integration of refugees. 80% of population thinks reunification has been helpful.

The German Chancellor: “We all have the freedom to have our religion, to practice it, and to believe in it.”

The deal will need to be approved by eurozone finance ministers and national parliaments, European Commission explained.

Greece’s banks are to remain shut for a week, and a referendum on the country's bailout conditions will take place next Sunday, 5 July.

The Ukraine-Russia agreement includes the removal of heavy weapons and the release of all prisoners.

Angela Merkel and other senior politicians in Germany had asked not to attend the demonstration because it was organized by “people with hatred in their hearts”. Counter-rallies united thousands.