Verdun: Hollande and Merkel remember soldiers killed a century ago
France and Germany have marked the 100th anniversary of the World War One battle of Verdun in north-eastern France with a call for European unity.
France's Francois Hollande and Germany's Angela Merkel used Verdun as a symbol of both reconciliation between their nations and of EU integration.
Bethany Bell reports.
29 May 2016
- From the section Europe