What is Europe Day?
Have you ever noticed that 9th May is referenced as “Europe Day” in your diary? On 9 May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union.
In Paris that day, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman read a declaration to the international press calling for France, Germany and other European countries to pool their coal and steel production as "the first concrete foundation of a European federation".
The European Union is considered to have begun on that day and at the 1985 Milan Summit of EU leaders, European leaders decided to celebrate 9 May each year as "Europe Day".
For further information on the EU and Europe Day, visit the Europa website.
For information on this year’s Europe Day theme “Know Your Rights – Use your Rights”, visit Your Europe.
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