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Article: European Elections: Bad Nauheim travels the road to unity
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 9, 1994
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IN GERMANY, even the road signs imply statements of European
loyalty. As you arrive in the spa town of Bad Nauheim, north of
Frankfurt, the welcome sign carries the 12 yellow stars on the
familiar blue background. In Bad Nauheim, Europe is not Them;
Europe is Us.
The town has a population of 30,000, and receives twice that
number of visitors each year, who come to take the waters.
Health tourism, and the service industry which it supports,
keeps the town economically strong. Unemployment in Bad Nauheim is
just 6 per cent. Economic and political stability are the
watchwords. The Christian Democrats are the largest party on the
town council, and gained the largest share of the vote to the ...