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Organised by the EASA. The official opening ceremony of the Agency's offices in Cologne was attended by over 400 representatives of industry and Agency employees. The European Commission was represented by Jacques Barrot, Vice President and Commissioner for Transport and Gunter Verheugen, Vice President and Commissioner for Enterprise. The German Federal Minister President of Nordrhein-Westfalia Peer Steinbruck, the German Federal Minister for Transport Manfred Stolpe and the Mayor of Cologne, Fritz Schramma made also a short address during the ceremony for an audience composed of senior representatives of national aviation authorities and representatives of the industry.
