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Europe Day is marked annually on May 9, a day dedicated to peace and unity in Europe.
Europe Day, May 9, celebrated in Cluj-Napoca/Photo: Cluj-Napoca Municipality – Facebook
Every year on Europe Day (May 9) we celebrate peace and unity in Europe.
Europe Day, celebrated in Cluj-Napoca
On Thursday, May 9, from 11:00 a.m., Europe Day will be celebrated in Unirii Square in Cluj-Napoca.
The public demonstration will be organized by the Prefect’s Institution – Cluj County, together with Cluj-Napoca City Hall, with the support of the 4th “Gemina” Infantry Division, and will include:
- Presentation of honor and salute of the battle flag
- Singing the National Anthem of Romania and the European Anthem
- Addresses on the meaning of Europe Day
- The award ceremony of the school competition “Heroes and facts in national history”
- Artistic moment that will include the performance of songs, military and patriotic marches specific to the moment
- Parade of the honor guard
No wreaths will be laid at the event.
May 9, Europe Day
The date marks the anniversary of the historic moment represented by the “Schuman Declaration”, which proposed the idea of a new form of political cooperation in Europe that would make war between the nations of Europe unthinkable. Robert Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the cornerstone of the European Union.
The statement made on May 9, 1950 by Robert Schuman, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, remained inscribed in the history of European construction as the “Schuman Declaration”. The text provided for the creation of a Community of coal and steel, whose members were to manage these two resources together.
The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), established by France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, was the first of a series of supranational European institutions that formed the basis of today’s European Union.
Historical context
In 1950, the nations of Europe were still struggling to overcome the disastrous consequences of World War II, which had ended in 1945.
The countries of Europe were determined to look for ways to avoid another war. They came to the conclusion that by pooling the production of coal and steel (according to the Declaration), a possible war between France and Germany, historical rivals, “would be not only unthinkable, but also impossible from a material point of view”, according to europa.eu.
Of course, the gathering of economic interests contributed to the increase of living standards and to the creation of a more united Europe. The possibility to join the CEEC was also offered to other countries.
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Moreover, in the former states of the USSR, May 9 marks the end of the Second World War, by signing the act of unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. In 2024, it will be 79 years since the bloodiest military conflict in history ended in Europe. In the European Union, this historic moment is marked on May 8.
In addition, this year, Romania celebrates 17 years since its accession to the European Union, on January 1, 2007.
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