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From https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/world/europe/berlin-wall-equinox-east-germany.html

Germans Quietly Pass an Equinox of Unity, but the Walls Remain
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
February 13, 2018

Is Germany still a tale of two countries?

Helmut Holter, the education minister for the eastern state of Thuringia, seems to think so. He recently proposed a student exchange program between East and West - the kind of program Germany has with schools in other countries.

"We don't just need student exchange programs with Poland and France," Mr. Holter said, "but between Leipzig and Stuttgart."

...When Petra Köpping was named integration minister in the eastern state of Saxony, she thought she would mainly deal with migrants. But early on, she was heckled at a public event. "Why don't you integrate us first?" a German man shouted.

Ms. Köpping ended up touring the East to understand the grievances of East German men. She is now touring the West to share her findings.

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