Every year, Europe Day (9 th of May) we celebrate peace and unity in Europe. 9 It also represents the historic moment when the "Schuman Declaration", the idea of a new form of political cooperation in Europe has been proposed, making the war between the nations of Europe inconceivable. Thus, Robert Schuman's proposal is considered the cornerstone of the European Union.
This year, the day of 9 It's still special. After two years, The challenges of the COVID pandemic have shown what is important in our lives: the health, the relationship with nature and with our fellow men, solidarity and joint effort. He raised new questions about how we choose to live. He showed both the benefits of European integration, as well as weaknesses.
From 9 May, Europeans' efforts should have been rewarded by celebrating Europe Day in a bright atmosphere, exuberance, by significant events of the Member States. In fact, these expectations are dark in the context of the war in Ukraine, which determines that the events dedicated to Europe Day in 2022 emphasize the EU's commitment to peace and universal values such as freedom and democracy, while demonstrating unity and solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Although the European Union sometimes seemed to be overwhelmed by the challenges of the last decade as well: economic crisis, financial, by the migration system, pandemia COVID 19, etc. we are aware that it would be much more difficult for each state to act alone. European cooperation and solidarity assure us that we will face the challenges of the future because it is a project of peace and reconciliation., as it was at the time of its launch, so it is today, an entire Europe, free, united and at peace.
In my opinion, European identity is a space where we have a similar mentality towards culture and life, given that we Europeans no longer want wars and conflicts in Europe. To avoid these situations we must work very closely together. Europe has endured too many wars, and now he supports peace in every way. What unites the countries of Europe is democracy, cultural diversity and solidarity.
The conventional European Union identification emblem is represented by two symbols: The anthem "Ode to Joy" and the Flag of Europe. The anthem was officially adopted in 1972. The lyrics of the poem "Ode to Joy" written by Frederich Shiler in 1875 it expresses his idealistic vision of the joy of human brotherhood, vision shared musically by Beethoven in the Ninth Symphony, work (1823) from which the Hymn of Europe is extracted.
The flag designed by the Council of Europe has been adopted by all European institutions since 1986. Made against a blue sky, the stars form a circle, symbolizing union, number of stars – twelve – it represents the symbol of perfection and wholeness, remembering the apostles, of the sons of Jacob, of the works of Hercules, for the months of the year.
9 There is another day when Europeans are invited to reflect, equally to the chance they have to live in peace and freedom.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EUROPE!