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April 2007
Young people 10/05/07 > 31/12/07 | Schools across Europe - All EU countries |
Are you a top translator?
Juvenes Translatores – who are Europe's best budding translator's?
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Exhibition 01/04/07 > 01/10/07 | Estonia |
Erich Lessing´s photos
75 photos of the world famous Austrian photographer Erich Lessing will be displayed in Estonian towns in April-September 2007. Exhibition of photos reflecting the important events and personalities in Europe’s history is part of Treaty of Rome’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Estonia.
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Young people 01/04/07 | Guinea Bissau |
Guinea Bissau - School quiz to celebrate the EU’s 50th birthday
A quiz is to be organised in schools across Guinea-Bissau for schoolchildren aged 8-11, giving them a chance - with the help of their teachers - to demonstrate their knowledge of the EU
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Sport 01/04/07 | Guinea-Bissau |
Guinea-Bissau - Tennis tournament
A mini‑tennis tournament is to be held, featuring the best players in Guinea-Bissau.
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Young people 01/04/07 > 11/04/07 | Various European cities |
Mission Europossible
Want to discover Europe? Travelling to Berlin, Prague, Brussels, Paris and other European cities, students of the Danish folk high schools will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss issues such as European values and democracy.
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Other 01/04/07 | Sofia - Bulgaria |
“Green corners”
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of signing the Rome Treaty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, representatives of the “Troïka” EU Presidencies, and the European Commission will plant trees in the MFA’s garden.
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Other 01/04/07 > 31/05/07 | Estonia |
“Greenwave” forest-planting action
Helping the environment by planting new trees! From April to May, volunteers throughout Estonia will celebrate Europe by participating in planting events, with the action culminating on 4 May.
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Conference 02/04/07 | Riga - Latvia |
High-level conference in Riga
The European Commission Representation in Latvia and the German Presidency organises a conference in Riga on 50 years of EU cooperation and future of the EU. High level personalities and policy makers will take part in the event. The objective of the conference is to bring public attention to bear on the objectives of the European Union and to analyse the achievements of the Union. The main theme will be why this date is of significance to Latvia, despite the fact that the country joined the EU merely three years ago.
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Music 03/04/07 | Valletta - Malta |
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German Embassy present at the Mediterranean Conference Hall, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony performed by the Maltese National Orchestra, The Collegium Musicum with the participation of Maltese and German soloists.
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Dance 04/04/07 | Valletta - Malta |
Launch of the European Dance Company
The official launch of the European Dance Company on 4 April at St James Cavalier in Malta was timed to coincide with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. Speeches made by the participants will be followed by a Q&A session involving guests and the media.
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Cinema 04/04/07 > 08/04/07 | Mauritius |
European Film Festival in Mauritius
As part of the EU's 50th birthday celebrations, the EU office in Mauritius is organising the island's first ever European Film Festival.
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Music 06/04/07 | Kazakstan |
The European Union Youth Orchestra comes to Kazakhstan
The European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, will be coming to Kazakhstan as part of its spring tour to celebrate the EU's 50th birthday.
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Other 12/04/07 > 03/05/07 | Sitges - Spain |
VII Course on the European Union
As part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of signing the Treaty of Rome, the European Integration Department in Sitges is organising its annual EU course on the main challenges facing the EU.
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Cultural event 12/04/07 > 03/05/07 | Sitges - Spain |
VII European Week
In the context of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and the celebration of Europe Day (9 May), Sitges goes once again for bringing Europe and its citizens closer together and in organising the seventh European Week with the main aim of citizens taking an active interest in the proceedings and participating fully in contributing to the process of European construction.
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Conference 12/04/07 > 13/04/07 | Ljubljana - Slovenia |
NGO’s in the enlarged EU and opportunities to encourage active European citizenship
During the first day, participants will discuss the assessment of including citizens and NGOs in drawing up policies at European level, and will present the role of NGOs in this process. The second day’s main issues include: Slovenian citizens and NGO participation in dialogue with the EU institutions and examples of good practice in Slovenia.
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Conference 12/04/07 | Stockholm - Sweden |
The EU and Energy
Do we consume an excessive amount of energy due to economic growth and in what way should the EU select its energy supplies? How shall the EU secure its provision of energy and assure at the same time a high level of environmental protection? How should the EU act towards India, China and the US regarding the climate change problem?
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Other 13/04/07 | Eskilstuna - Sweden |
What has been the use of the EU for the past 50 years and what about the future?
This issue will be debated during a breakfast meeting with representatives from the industry and officials from Eskilstuna, Friday 13 April.
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Young people 13/04/07 | Svishtov and Varna - Bulgaria |
Conferences at University
Three academic conferencesdevoted to the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in three Bulgarian university cities in April, May and June 2007. In parallel with the conferences, cultural events will also be organised.
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Conference 13/04/07 | Palermo - Italy |
Sicily and European identity
Conference on Sicily and European identity 50 years after the Treaties of Rome.
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Exhibition 15/04/07 | Dominican Republic |
Europe’s capitals - open-air photo exhibition
From mid-April to the end of May 2007, people in the Dominican Republic will be able to visit all 27 EU capital cities in an afternoon.
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Exhibition 17/04/07 > 27/05/07 | Sofia - Bulgaria |
“Europe.art”
Exhibition of masterpieces of artists from EU Member States. A competition for Bulgarian artists will also be organised as part of the event.
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Cinema 19/04/07 > 09/05/07 | Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Prešov, Trenčín - Slovakia |
5x5
A selection of five European films is being screened in the Slovak cities of Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Prešov and Trenčín.
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Conference 19/04/07 | Warsaw - Poland |
The European Idea in Poland in the XX Century
The conference on the history of the European idea will provide an opportunity for presenting Polish intellectuals and politicians of the XX century and their contribution to the European integration philosophy.
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Conference 19/04/07 | Stockholm - Sweden |
Swedish taxes - How do they involve the EU?
What impact has Sweden’s EU membership had on Swedish taxes? Is there more to the issue than merely capital gains taxes? Should we introduce harmonised company taxes? How can the EU member states handle phenomena such as diesel shopping and the threat posed by climate change without majority vote for environmental taxes? Would it not be more transparent if the EU contribution were an EU tax?
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Cultural event 20/04/07 | Catania - Italy |
From Rome to Nice: the course of human rights in EU history
This will be a mixture of institutional events: a debate carried out by professors, journalists and institutional representatives along with other activities including photo exhibitions, food and music events. It focuses on the links between human rights and migration flows and their impact on the European Union.
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Young people 26/04/07 | Dublin - Ireland |
Mock European Council
The Mock European Council is an event for Transition Year students. 27 groups of students will "represent" the heads of state or government of each of the 27 EU Member States and will debate topical issues relevant to European citizens.
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Other 26/04/07 | Sitges - Spain |
European Week in Sitges
Presentation of the Europe-related events taking place over a week in different cities in Catalonia.
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Conference 27/04/07 | Stockholm - Sweden |
How is the EU approaching the fight against crime?
Does the EU have enough cooperation in the area of justice or is more cooperation needed to fight crime in Europe? Do we need an EU prosecutor to prosecute private citizens in the Member States? Which resources can be used in the fight against cross-border crime and how should privacy be protected?
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Cultural event 28/04/07 | Belfast - United Kingdom |
European play day in the park
Lady Dixon Park in Belfast will play host to community groups from across the city who will come together to celebrate Belfast in Europe through art, exhibitions and workshops.
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Festival 28/04/07 > 30/04/07 | Grand Harbour - Malta |
Malta’s Annual Fireworks Festival
This year’s Malta International Fireworks Festival will be held at the Grand Harbour between 28th and 30th April. The event this year is held as part of the EU 50th Anniversary celebrations whilst celebrating Europe Day.
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Sport 29/04/07 | Barcelona - Spain |
Sport and Europe: The Barcelona Football Club joins the celebration!
Barcelona F.C. will join the 50th Anniversary celebrations with the presentation of a large European flag on the Camp Nou pitch. The flag, 25 metres long and 19 metres wide, will introduce a league football match between Barça and Levante.
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Conference 30/04/07 | Israel |
Celebrating by learning
A recent poll found that 75% of Israelis would like to join the European Union.
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Other 01/03/07 > 31/05/07 | Luleå, Härnösand, Gävle, Malmö and Skara - Sweden |
EU on the Schedule/EU for librarians
“EU on the schedule” and “EU for librarians” are regional seminars targeted towards teachers, head masters, school guidance counsellors and librarians.
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Cultural event 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Riga and regions - Latvia |
Five interactive documentary films to explain Europe
Need to know more on the opportunities offered by the EU, on its history and institutions? Five interactive documentaries will help Latvian citizens to find an answer to these questions. The films will be broadcasted on TV.
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Young people 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Vilnius - Lithuania |
"European lessons" on the establishment of the European Union
The Lithuanian Parliament will help pupils and students become familiar with the history of the EU.
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Conference 01/03/07 > 30/11/07 | Kaunas, Siauliai, Klaipeda, Panevezys, Marijampole, Alytus, Taurage, Telsiai - Lithuania |
Public debates throughout Lithuania
Following the national public debate held on 30 November 2006 in Vilnius, a series of debates will be organised in other Lithuanian towns.
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Other 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Vilnius - Lithuania |
"Open Europe"
Embassies of EU countries will open their doors to citizens in March and April 2007.
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Conference 01/03/07 > 03/05/07 | Tripoli / Herakleion, Crete - Greece |
Celebrating the 50 years of the EU - European Social Model and Employment: towards a cohesion society
Ministers and local authorities along with civil society organisations, will discuss the achievements reached by the European Union in the social area, as well as the challenges that lay ahead.
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Young people 01/03/07 | Venezuela - school project |
Venezuela - Let’s Paint TOGETHER! - Painting contest for Venezuelan school children
In March and April 2007, representatives of the EU delegation in Venezuela will visit French, German, Portuguese and Italian schools in Caracas to explain the role and importance of the EU today.
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Conference 01/03/07 > 31/05/07 | 26 Italian towns - Italy |
50 Years of Europe together
The network of Italian European Documentation Centres (EDCs) organises a series of conferences to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaty. The events will take place in 26 towns all over Italy.
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Other 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Estonia |
Radio shows to celebrate the Treaty of Rome
Three special radio shows will celebrate the anniversary of the Rome Treaty.
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Young people 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Brno - Czech Republic |
How the Union was born - 50 years together!
‘50 years together!’ is taking the European Union into the classroom. Pupils will have the opportunity to learn, in an amusing way, about the origin of the EU and the story of the people who first had the idea of creating the EU by laying down the foundations for modern Europe.
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Conference 01/03/07 > 30/04/07 | Valletta - Malta |
The European Legacy in Sports
A Seminar on “The European Legacy in Sports”, organised by the Malta Olympic Committee, the Kunsill Malti Ġħall-Isports and the Sports Writers Association.
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Young people 01/03/07 > 09/05/07 | All Czech regions |
Literary and Fine Arts Contest
Literary and Art Contest on EU topics and on the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome
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Festival 01/03/07 > 31/12/07 | Center Evropa, Ljubljana - Slovenia |
Faces of Europe
How much do you know about the other European Union countries? What would it be like living and working abroad?
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Other 01/03/07 > 29/02/08 | Czech Republic |
EP Generation: the way towards Europe
A large project including seminars, an international conference, activities at the European Parliament Summer School (EPSS) and a series of web publications.
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Other 01/03/07 > 31/05/07 | Slovakia |
13 Alleys for New Europe
13 alleys of trees symbolically representing New Europe are being planted all over Slovakia. The initiative, supported by the Slovak Government, Lesy SR, š.p. and Europe Direct Relays, is designed to celebrate the enlarged EU and its 12 ‘new’ countries.
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Cultural event 05/03/07 > 13/04/07 | Jihlava - Czech Republic |
The Other Brussels
Together with a discussion on EU topics, a photographic exhibition of Brussels - interiors, exteriors, reflections - will show the hidden and less celebrated faces of Brussels.
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Exhibition 07/03/07 > 31/12/07 | Hungary |
Celebrating the 50th birthday of the EU
Art-school students have taken part in a “50th anniversary” poster competition. The prize-winning posters, which can be sent as e-cards any time this year, will be presented both at exhibitions and in a one-off publication.
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Exhibition 08/03/07 > 10/05/07 | Brussels - Belgium |
Visionary Women
For three years, artist Bettina Flitner travelled throughout Europe, photographing European women of exceptional merit. To celebrate Europe’s 50th anniversary, the visitors will have the chance to discover the portraits of those European women who have made contributions in the fields of culture, science, economics and politics. The women photographed come from 22 different EU countries and are active in widely diverging fields
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Exhibition 09/03/07 > 01/07/07 | Brussels - Belgium |
EURO VISIONS
“Singular visions, sometimes ironical, enigmatic or dark, at other times flirting with fiction”, is how the Royal Museum describes the EURO VISIONS exhibition.
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Exhibition 12/03/07 > 27/05/07 | Various Czech Regions |
Czech Europeanism
Itinerant exhibition “Czech Europeanism” together with a discussion devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
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Other 15/03/07 > 31/05/07 | Across Italy - Italy |
Living Italian, Becoming European
The Department for EU Policies (the Prime Minister’s Office) has launched a nationwide multimedia campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome: “Living Italian, Becoming European”, focusing on the real advantages of the process of EU integration.
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Young people 15/03/07 > 31/07/07 | Rome - Italy |
The Senate Bookshop in European Guise
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the Senate Official Information Office will organise a number of events in cooperation with the Senate Library reconstructing the debate in Italy on the origin, evolution and the enlargement of the European Union.
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Exhibition 16/03/07 > 20/05/07 | Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles - Belgium |
A Vision for Brussels
A Vision for Brussels presents a possible future for the capital of Europe and looks at its qualities, obvious, hidden, and forgotten. What image does Brussels wish to project? Can it become...
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Young people 19/03/07 > 31/12/07 | Across Slovenia - Slovenia |
Let us discuss the European Union
Students belonging to secondary school and university debate clubs will participate in a series of discussions taking place throughout Slovenia.
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Exhibition 20/03/07 > 20/04/07 | Vilnius - Lithuania |
Exhibition "Hi! Europe Calls!"
Why do we still need the EU in the 21st century? The exhibition organised by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lithuania aims to answer this question.
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Exhibition 22/03/07 > 26/12/07 | Warsaw - Poland |
The Treaties of Rome as a Link in the Integration of Europe
An exhibition of 39 posters which won prizes and awards in the national competition commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome.
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Cultural event 22/03/07 > 18/04/07 | Roma, Torino, Lecce - Italy |
Europèdia
Europèdia is an interactive multimedia initiative elaborated in order to experience the idea of Europe through the languages of the new media.
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Exhibition 23/03/07 > 05/04/07 | Togo |
Events in Togo marking 50 years of the EU
In Togo on 23-25 March 2007, celebrations were held to mark the 50th anniversary of the EU's founding treaty. Under the theme "Fraternity beyond the EU's borders", they featured a debate, photo exhibition, gala reception and sports events.
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Exhibition 23/03/07 > 13/05/07 | Rome - Italy |
Masterpieces of European art
The exhibition will take place at the Quirinal Palace, in the prestigious Salone dei Corazzieri. It will consist of 27 masterpieces, each one coming from an EU Member State, witnessing the history of cultural progress that – since the classical age and thanks to the fundamental contribution of each country – has contributed to the development of European civilisation.
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Cinema 25/03/07 > 31/07/07 | 5 cities in Lower Saxony Germany |
European movies in schools
European movies will be brought to schools to incite discussion on
Europe.
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Music 25/03/07 > 31/07/07 | Cities all over Germany - Germany |
European bands play
European bands will participate in events on the 50 cities tour.
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Exhibition 25/03/07 > 20/12/07 | European Parliament, Brussels - Belgium |
50 years of the European Parliament
The windows of the European Parliament will provide the backdrop for an exhibition relating the story of its first 50 years. Visitors will be able to admire photos, videos and images recalling the years from the creation of the common Assembly through to today’s latest events.
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Exhibition 25/03/07 > 01/05/07 | Ceske Budejovice - Czech Republic |
In Brussels like at home
About 50 colour photos show the most interesting monuments in Brussels but also the daily life and the work at European institutions.
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Other 25/03/07 > 25/05/07 | Assorted locations - Hungary |
Let’s talk about Europe “TOGETHER”
A series of special events, organised by EU-related NGOs through a call for proposals launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will focus on the exchange of views on the main issues affecting the local community and on a discussion of the future of their own region.
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Exhibition 25/03/07 > 31/12/07 | Assorted public libraries - Hungary |
Mobile documentary exhibition on the EU
A mobile exhibitionis being organised and presented by the Network of EU Libraries in order to draw visitors’ attention to -- and provide a range of information about -- Europe.
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Exhibition 25/03/07 > 20/04/07 | Paris - France |
Exhibition Euro Culture
An exhibition labelled « 50th Anniversary » on the Euro will be shown at the Representation.
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Other 25/03/07 > 31/03/08 | Bremerhaven - Germany |
PLANKTON*NET celebrates 50 years of the Treaty of Rome
For this event, PLANKTON*NET members and contributors have established a special online collection of information on 50 plankton species. Each species was described in one of the past 50 years. Where possible, species described by European scientists were chosen to highlight the range of scientific and specifically taxonomic expertise in Europe.
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Other 25/03/07 > 31/07/07 | 50 cities all over Germany - Germany |
Europe is 50-50 cities join in
Europe celebrates its 50th Anniversary – 50 cities join the party
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Cinema 25/03/07 > 31/07/07 | Cities all over Germany - Germany |
Europe's values
Short film on European values to be shown at events and in cinemas.
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Young people 26/03/07 > 27/04/07 | Slovakia |
Knowledge competition for secondary schools
With the aim of improving young people’s knowledge of EU-related issues, the Slovak Government, in collaboration with the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia and Europe Direct Relays, is organising a challenging competition.
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Exhibition 26/03/07 > 15/04/07 | Pardubice - Czech Republic |
A look back at Europe over 50 years
The project, behind a series of exhibitions, is to use art as a way of expressing European unity and of developing the notion of a common European culture.
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Other 26/03/07 > 31/05/07 | Lisbon - Portugal |
National Competition on European affairs
Essay on the European integration process.
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Young people 26/03/07 > 16/05/07 | Slovenia |
Spring day in Europe
133 Slovenian primary and secondary school students will create artistic works on different topics related to the 50th anniversary of the EU. The art works will come under different categories and will involve the use of various artistic techniques.
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