👏Happy #EuropeDay! 👏
Maybe you'll ask: "Why should that be a celebration day?"
In my view, the day is not important, but the topic is. Europe is a complicated and fragile construct with so many different people, cultures, and levels of prosperity. This means many #challenges.
👉To have sustainable #peace in Europe, we have to first of all value what we have here. But, we can not take that for granted and need to keep up working on this Europe. Specifically, we have to work on the inequalities and show our solidarity to the not so prosperous.
What can one person do?
Like, in our personal lives with neighbors, colleagues, and family, maintaining and working on our #relationships is key.
Between countries - and Europe is just a conglomerate of countries and regions - it's the same. We have to work on the relationships and maintain them, like in our personal lives.
💡EU-programs like #Erasmus, #ErasmusPlus, #HorizonEurope, and many others are not just #fundingprograms, but also platforms for the creation and maintaining of relationships between the participants. At the end of the day, they also help create cross-border #friendships. The more the better.
I'm very happy to be involved with the #EuropeanInnovationCouncil #EIC, in particular as a part of the #EICAccelerator 🚀and I feel very fortunate. I've met many people from other European countries, EU- and Non-EU-countries, and I've made a bunch of friends on the way.
👍I'll keep going on like that. What about you?
Why do we celebrate Europe Day on May 9?
On this day in 1950, Robert Schuman delivered a groundbreaking declaration that laid the foundation for the European Union as we know it. The "Schuman Declaration" led to the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, marking a significant step towards peace and unity in Europe.
Each year, Europe Day commemorates this historic moment, reminding us of Schuman's vision for a united Europe where cooperation reigns over conflict. It's a day to cherish the values of solidarity, democracy, and diversity that bind us together as one Union.
Take a look at our explainer to learn more about this visionary man who changed the course of European history ↓
#EuropeDay #EUHistory
A great feature of Troop 112 of the Transatlantic Council, Boy Scouts of America. Thanks to CBS News for highlighting Scouting and interviewing members of Transatlantic Council's Troop 112 as they explored the Paris Historic Trail with Ed O'Keefe. In April 2009, this Historic Trail was created as part of an Eagle Scout project by Eric Hian-Cheong with the help and support of BSA Troop 112.