European Commission president visits Kyiv to celebrate Europe Day

09/05/2023

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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, 9 May, to celebrate Europe Day.

Good to be back in Kyiv.

Where the values we hold dear are defended everyday.

So it is such a fitting place to celebrate the day of Europe.

I welcome President @ZelenskyyUa's decision to make 9 May Europe Day also here in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/MEGOEfgyIq

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 9, 2023

On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree according to which 9 May will now be celebrated as Europe Day annually in Ukraine.

Europe Day is a holiday of the European Union. It was chosen to mark the day of the announcement of the so-called Schuman Declaration, a speech given by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. This speech is considered the starting point for the unification of European countries into a supranational community, which ultimately became the European Union.

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