Graham Watson - Liberal Democrat MEP for South-West England and Gibraltar

Graham Watson mourns the death of a friend and a great European

12.20.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 15th Jul 2008

Bronislaw Geremek

Prof. Bronislaw Geremek MEP

Following the death of the Polish statesman and former dissident Bronislaw Geremek. Graham Watson Commented on his friend and fellow Liberal MEP;

"With the tragic departure of Bronislaw Geremek Poland loses one of its heroes, a tireless architect of its independence but also of the national reconciliation. Europe also loses one of its most ardent proponents who by the power of his conviction helped enlargement become a political success. Europe mourns a symbol of its reunification.

I am proud to have had such a man among the ranks of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament and among my friends. A man of culture, who saw the coming together of peoples possible only through sharing and collaboration; a man whose faith was forged on the anvil of Europe's 20th century dramas; a humanist who will serve as an example for generations to come.

Even with the passage of time his memory will never be erased nor his marvellous and mischievous smile obscured."

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