Future generations of Berliners will hear that the summer of 1999 was a period of intense preparation for their city's return as the nation's capital. Although the German parliament met for its first session on April 19 in Berlin's newly restored Reichstag, politicians, officials, parliament and government employees, along with their families, will not move into Germany's old capital until September. In truth, the city is not yet ready. Giant yellow construction cranes still crowd the city's skyline, and many government buildings are not scheduled to open until 2002.

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