On Monday 9 November, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt travels to Berlin to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The public are also welcome to attend the memorial ceremony, which is to take place outdoors by the Brandenburg Gate. In addition to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the heads of state and government of the EU Member States, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, Russian President Dmitrij Medvedev, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also attend.

Programme points:
19.00 Memorial ceremony begins.
Place: Brandenburg Gate.

Please note: Accreditation is required and must be sought by 6 November at the latest. Please contact Helena Onn, Press Officer at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin: helena.onn@foreign.ministry.se / +49 (0)172 317 80 78.

For information on press opportunities, please contact Head of Press Niclas Bengtsson.

We look forward to seeing you!