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In article , Simon Jones
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In article , Andy Burns
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

a public speech at Florence

Anyone know /why/ this is in Florence, if as mentioned, nobody in
particular from .eu is going to be there?


The birthplace of European civilisation

Nope, there was european civilisation long before that.

- which some on here will claim
didn't exist before the EU.
-- bert

Perhaps this is more accurate
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help...sidered-import
ant-during-152401

Yes, and that is a long time after the first European civilisation.