EUROPE: WALLSTROM (COMMISSION), "INVOLVING CITIZENS AND YOUTH IN THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF THE EU" (2)

” “Alongside the EU summit of Berlin, a meeting of young Europeans will be held in Rome on March 24th and 25th "about the same subjects as those of the summit". On March 28th, Parliament will hold an official commemoration of the signing of the Institutive Treaties while May 9th, the Feast of Europe, will see some witnesses of the event of 1957 gathered together. "We have outlined three major lines for the commemorations – explains the vice-president of the Commission, Margot Wallström -. First of all, we will involve on a large scale all the European citizens, with events promoted by the European Union as well as by the members states, which will be held in the member states as well as in Berlin, Rome and Brussels. Secondly, the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary must not just look to the past, to the history we have covered and the results we have achieved, but it will be useful instead to look to the future of the European Union. Thirdly, we went to involve the young". To do this, several events have been developed for the schools, events in cooperation with artists and personalities of European culture, twinship plans, "vigils" in several cities. The "Together" logo, recently selected as the symbol of the fiftieth anniversary of the EU, will be used for each event. ” ” ” “