Education, culture, youth and sport
#TheFutureIsYours Education, culture, youth and sport in Europe
Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman declaration'. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, the then French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable.
His vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating such a body was signed just under a year later. Schuman's proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.
To celebrate Europe Day, the EU institutions traditionally open their doors to the public in early May. Local EU offices in Europe and all over the world organise a variety of activities and events for all ages.
Each year thousands of people take part in visits, debates, concerts and other activities to mark the day and raise awareness about the EU.
We would propose to take the celebrations to the next level and propose an EU wide national holiday so our European identity can be celebrated besides the national and regional ones. A concrete national holiday across the European Union would make a substantial contribution bringing together our common values, culture and internal cohesion between our nations in a positive atmosphere.
On behave of the @EUolifant initiative:
Arend-Jan Boekestijn
Joshua Livestro
Jan Schoonis
Mathieu Segers
Catherine de Vries
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Have a look at www.europafestival.eu (submitted as an IDEA on this website under YOUTH) that is supporting the idea of Jan Schoonis.
Let's ask the youth to take charge with organizing massive festivities every year on Europe Day in the streets of the 27 EU capitals, to voice their concerns, to promote the EU and the Green Deal and to build our European identity (=every EU nation is different, but we are united in common values: freedom, solidarity, prosperity and the rule of law)
Yes to Europe Day and celebrating our shared european values in the 27 EU capitals --- but also please in the provincial towns and cities too, and in the countries that have not yet joined. And please let's not forget the UK which has sadly now left, but has many hundreds of thousands of enthousiatic Europeans ready to join the festivities.
Excellent suggestions John!
Let's indeed celebrate the accomplishments of the EU project, not only in the 27 EU capitals (we have to start somewhere...), but in all provincial towns as well and in the countries that have not yet joined the EU. These massive celebrations could give another promotional push that life inside the EU is fun and beneficial.
And of course, the pro-EU festivities should be organized in the UK too, to support the millions of EU fans there. In the same sphere these festivities could help support the pro-Europe supporters in Hungary and Poland (when celebrating the EU massively in the streets of Budapest and Warsaw a.o.), as a counterbalance against anti-EU sentiments...
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