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9 May as public holiday & European Elections Day

Benjamin FEYEN 19/04/2021 13:45

19/04/2021 13:46 14 comments

Let us make Europe Day (9 May) the EU-wide public holiday and hold European elections every five years, whatever the day of the week. Having a common EU-wide public holiday as a symbol dedicated to the EU will bring more attention to the importance of European integration and strengthen the sense of belonging among EU citizens. It would also make the election of the European Parliament more interesting, which is currently taking place in the Member States over four days.

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To understand the challenges of this conference at European level and in the different countries, we are delighted to invite you for our next debate with two MEP’s: Charles Goerens, Luxembourgish, MEP Democratic Party / Renew Europe, and Sandro Gozi, Italian, MEP Renaissance / Renew Europe The Conference on the Future of Europe: Will citizens be able to make their voices heard? What is the objective of the Conference? What will be the organisation? What are the topics citizens will discuss? How is the Conference perceived in the different European Countries? What will be the result of the Conference? Join us and ask questions to the experts The debate will be moderated in English, by Jan Schoonis, Dutch, co-president of the French branch of D66 - Renew Europe and by Emilija Pundziute-Gallois, Lithuanian, president of the Association of Lithuanians in France. This meeting is one of those we used to organize at the representation of the European Parliament in Paris, but it will be broadcast by Zoom videoconference, given the covid context. The link to the videoconference will be sent to you the day before, May 30, following your registration: urlr.me/MTfNh

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