To erect a building is in itself a sign of vitality and hope, but how much more so when that building belongs in common to nineteen European nations. I shall not speak about the new building for others have just done so and, if I may say so, it speaks for itself. I congratulate all those who have worked on it, from the architect to the masons, and who, now that their effort is over, are proud of what they have achieved.

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