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"During the bombing, we did not [feel] comfortable in the wagons, but we all felt somehow happy because we knew that the destruction of some factory in Germany meant it was one day closer to the end of the war," a Croatian Czech called Franjo Zada said in the memoirs he wrote after World War II, recalling the events of mid-1944 when Allies bombed Munich.

This year's edition of the famous Oktoberfest beer festival, traditionally organized each fall in Munich, has been canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus. This was reported by the German newspaper Bild, citing sources, quoted by TASS.

Germany's largest state Bavaria on Friday became the first region in the country to order a lockdown to prevent coronavirus infections, AFP reported.
"From midnight tonight for a provisional period of two weeks, there will be fundamental restrictions on going out," state premier Markus Soeder said.

President Klaus Iohannis will travel on Tuesday to the land of Bavaria for a working visit during which he is scheduled to meet with the German land's Minister-President and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, the Presidential Administration informs.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov arrived in Berlin. He will be the guest of honour at the meeting of the Group of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in the German Bundestag. Prior to that, Prime Minister Borissov will meet with the Chairman of the CSU Group, Alexander Dobrindt.

The center-right German candidate to head the European Commission says he hopes voters will back a "Europe of stability" and a united and ambitious continent.

Bulgaria should receive more funding from Brussels to protect its border, Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder said at a round table on "Protection of the EU's external border and migration policies of the Republic of Bulgaria," Focus News Agency reports.

Bulgaria and Bavaria have signed a joint declaration of intent on cooperation in the field of security and fight against crime, Focus News Agency reports. On the Bulgarian side, the declaration was signed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, and on the Bavarian side - by Minister President Markus Söder.

A private equity fund advised by the Berlin-based investment company CMP Capital Management-Partners will acquire the entire business of Bavaria Yachtbau and continue its operations.

Munich, June 2 - AGERPRES special correspondent Catalina Matei reports: Romanians believe deeply in the European project, in its capacity to ensure democracy and the prosperity of European citizens, said, on Saturday, in Munich, President Klaus Iohannis.