''Germany’s new president urged his compatriots on Friday not to turn their backs on European unity amid the debt crisis and said he wants to help ensure that people of all origins feel at home in the country.
Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and East German pro-democracy activist with no party affiliation, was formally sworn in after a parliamentary assembly elected him by an overwhelming majority last weekend.
In an inaugural address to Parliament, the 72-year-old said it is important to “preserve (Germany’s) ‘yes to Europe.’’’
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