Tributes paid by leaders to The German unifier Helmut Kohl

World leaders gather in Strasbourg for a day of events which will commemorate the life of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who oversaw German reunification.

Mr Kohl, had died earlier this month, and has been seen as a driving force behind closer European integration.

Mr Kohl’s coffin, which will be draped in the EU flag, will lie in the European parliament throughout the ceremony.

Mr Kohl will be buried in the German town of Speyer later in the day.

More than 2,000 police officers have been assigned on duty to protect the visiting dignitaries.

Speakers will include the current German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron as well as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, former US president Bill Clinton and former Spanish president Felipe González.

This is the first time that the European parliament has paid tribute to a leader in such a way.

The ceremony was proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who was nicknamed “Junior” by Mr Kohl and who described the German after his death as “my mentor, my friend (and) the very essence of Europe.

Germany will not be holding a state funeral for Mr Kohl in Germany at the request of his widow Maike Kohl-Richter, who is his second wife.

The decision has been criticized by Mr Kohl’s son by his first wife, Walter Kohl, who wanted a farewell ceremony near the Brandenburg Gate in the German capital Berlin, near the site of the former Berlin Wall.

Walter Kohl has described the European Parliament commemoration as “unworthy” in an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit.

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