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| Europe day - double party as EU turns 50 |
| Brusel, 09.05.2007 |
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| 9 May celebration commemorates the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950, the first step towards 50 years of European cooperation.
In a public appeal on 9 May 1950, French foreign minister Robert Schuman invited European countries, worn out by the war, to create a common authority to govern their coal and steel production, paving the way for much wider European cooperation. Seven years later, on 25 March 1957, his dream turned into reality when the leaders of six countries gathered in Rome to sign the founding treaty of the original European Communities.
As the EU blows out 50 candles, Europe day has something extra special to celebrate this year.
With 9 May firmly fixed in school calendars throughout Europe, this year will see MEPs and officials from the EU and various NGOs visiting schools to engage in discussions with students about EU aid and development work in the outside world. This year's Spring day for Europe will also focus on Europe day, with schools sharing pictures and reports on the "Spring day" website of the events they have organised to mark the occasion.
On Europe day itself, the continent will be lit up by a festival of music and colour. Concerts will be taking place in Luxembourg , Barcelona, Tallinn and many other European cities. In Austria, the Vienna State Opera will be specially illuminated until midnight under the theme “Together since 1957 – 50 years of the European Union”. While in Slovenia , a boat wrapped in the colours of the anniversary logo will cruise through the centre of Ljubljana along the Ljubljanica river.
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![Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bound to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast by the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. To the east, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and by the Caspian Sea.
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (after Asia and Africa) with a population of 710,000,000 or about 11% of the world's population. However, the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's precise borders, area, and population.
The European Union (EU), comprising 27 member states, is the largest political and economic entity by area and population covering the European continent, while Russia (excluding portions in Asia) is the second largest entity and largest country. The EU has the world's largest economy with an estimated nominal GDP of 14.2 trillion USD (2006) accounting for 35% of world GDP.[1]
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