Every year, 9 May is marked as Europe Day, commemorating in particular fomer French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman and his Declaration of 9 May 1950, which is now seen as having led to the creation of the European Union. Schuman wrote: “World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it. The contribution which an organized and living Europe can bring to civilization is indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. […] Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.” 

It is those values and that vision of peace and co-operation that we celebrate on Europe Day and Europe Week. In Bosnia and Herzegovina specifically, Europe Week is an opportunity to restate, across the country, the firm commitment of the 27 Member States to the EU perspective of the country. All the events during Europe Week will send the message that Bosnia and Herzegovina, already with so many links to EU Member States, will be a welcome Member State of the EU as soon as the necessary conditions are met. And the EU Delegation/EU Special Representative Office will be underlining that the EU is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s committed partner, ready to assist and support the country in its reform efforts.
 
You are warmly welcome to join the EU Delegation/EUSR Office and our partners from the Directorate for European Integration, EU Info Centres and EUFOR at the following events: