What is Europe Day?

In Panorama classs, the teacher said something that got my attetion: THE EUROPE DAY!

* You may have come across a reference in a diary or elsewhere to the fact that 9 May is "Europe Day" and perhaps asked about its significance.

* Probably very few people in Europe know that on 9 May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union.

* On the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations.

* This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.

* Today, the 9th of May has become a European symbol (Europe Day) which, along with the flag, the anthem, the motto and the single currency (the euro), identifies the political entity of the European Union. Europe Day is the occasion for activities and festivities that bring Europe closer to its citizens and peoples of the Union closer to one another.

* Every country which democratically chooses to accede to the European Union endorses its fundamental values of peace and solidarity.


* Today's ambition is completely different: to build a Europe which respects freedom and the identity of all of the people which compose it. Only by uniting its peoples can Europe control the mastery of its destiny and develop a positive role in the world.

* The European Union is at the service of its citizens. While keeping their own specific values, customs and language, European citizens should feel at ease in the "European home".