News World Germany European leaders pay homage to Helmut Kohl Loading the video Copyright By Tokunbo Salako with REUTERS Published on 17 June 2017 - 2:44 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copied Kohl overcame resistance to reunification from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher who feared the return of a powerful, united Germany. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Read more Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dies aged 87 Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in Berlin Germany: Supporters rally in Hamburg as trial opens over Nord Stream pipeline blasts European Union Germany History Comments