European week
The European Union (EU) celebrates its Europe Day on May 9th every year . On May 9, 1950, Robert Schuman , then French Foreign Minister, submitted his proposal for a United Europe as an essential prerequisite for the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered to be the cornerstone of today's European Union.
Today, May 9th has become a European symbol (“Europe Day”), which together with the single currency ( euro ), the European flag and the European anthem represent the unity of the European Union. Every year on this day, events and festivities take place across the EU to bring Europe closer to its citizens and the peoples of the Union.
Since 1995, a "Europe week" has been held nationwide in Germany around the EU's Europe Day (May 9). The European Ministers and Senators of the German federal states decide in the Conference of European Ministers (EMK) when this European week will be held in Germany.
In 2018 it took place from May 2nd to 15th.
Web links
- Website of the Bavarian state government about the European week
- Website of the state of Berlin for the European week
- Website of the state of Hamburg for the European week
- Website of the state of Hesse for the European week
- Europe week on the information portal for political education with references to the current Europe week
Individual evidence
- ↑ Europawoche (saarland.de) "Since 1995, the federal states have been organizing the European week together with the Federal Government, the European Commission and the European Parliament at the beginning of May."
- ↑ https://europa.sachsen-anhalt.de/europappolitik/europawoche-2018/