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| Europe to examine conflict centre | Europe to examine conflict centre |
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| The President of the European Parliament has said the EU will examine helping to create a conflict transformation centre at the Maze. | The President of the European Parliament has said the EU will examine helping to create a conflict transformation centre at the Maze. |
| Hans-Gert Pöttering discussed the idea with the first and deputy first ministers in Stormont during a visit to Northern Ireland. | Hans-Gert Pöttering discussed the idea with the first and deputy first ministers in Stormont during a visit to Northern Ireland. |
| He said he would raise the matter with colleagues in the European Parliament. | He said he would raise the matter with colleagues in the European Parliament. |
| "It is very useful to have a centre where you study the development of the reconciliation process," he said. | "It is very useful to have a centre where you study the development of the reconciliation process," he said. |
| "We should learn from history, from the good developments, from the bad development. | "We should learn from history, from the good developments, from the bad development. |
| "We should give the lessons we take from history to future generations and I would welcome the building of such a centre." | "We should give the lessons we take from history to future generations and I would welcome the building of such a centre." |
| The Maze, also called Long Kesh, near Lisburn in County Antrim, was the site of Northern Ireland's highest security jail during the Troubles. | |
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| It housed paramilitary inmates from across the community divide and was the backdrop for some of its major events, including the hunger strikes and a mass break-out by IRA prisoners. | It housed paramilitary inmates from across the community divide and was the backdrop for some of its major events, including the hunger strikes and a mass break-out by IRA prisoners. |
| After the last inmate left, the site was given to the Northern Ireland Assembly for community use. | After the last inmate left, the site was given to the Northern Ireland Assembly for community use. |
| It has been picked as a possible national stadium site, but some unionists opposed this over plans for a conflict transformation centre at the stadium. | It has been picked as a possible national stadium site, but some unionists opposed this over plans for a conflict transformation centre at the stadium. |
| They have said that they do not want it to become a "shrine to terrorism". | They have said that they do not want it to become a "shrine to terrorism". |
| President Pöttering arrived in Northern Ireland on Sunday and addressed members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday. | President Pöttering arrived in Northern Ireland on Sunday and addressed members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday. |
| During his speech he extended his sympathies to the families of the four police officers who died in a car accident at the weekend. | During his speech he extended his sympathies to the families of the four police officers who died in a car accident at the weekend. |
| He is due to visit a number of projects later. | He is due to visit a number of projects later. |