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Europe Day 2024

Europe Day 2024

On 1 May 2024, Estonia celebrates 20 years of membership in the European Union and NATO. Estonia became an EU Member State in 2004, after six years of accession negotiations. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus joined the EU together with us. European Union and NATO membership has given us confidence that we will never be alone again. Being part of a family of European countries holding common values and objectives makes Estonia bigger. We have a say in decisions that affect not only Estonia and other EU countries but also the rest of the world. We are trusted, heard and taken into account. This is the best guarantee for a small country to define its own fate and future. The European Union is constantly evolving, and Estonia has a role in it. We can draw on our experience to help other countries, including Ukraine, on their way to NATO and the EU. This summer will be ushered in by the important European Parliament elections on 7-9 June.

Throughout the year, we will be celebrating our journey in the European Union with a variety of projects and events – we have a lot to show and be proud of. As usual, the most important events take place on the Europe Day on 9 May when we hold our traditional seminar in the Vabamu museum where we award the title of the European of the Year, and this time also the European of the Years. A magnificent concert will take place on the Freedom Square in Tallinn in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Narva, the Europe Day will be celebrated just as flamboyantly with a great concert and a job fair at the central square of the city. European affairs will also be discussed in Tartu where a workshop organised by the Skytte Institute looks back at our 20 years in the EU and glances forth at the upcoming European elections and a possible EU enlargement. A book dedicated to 20 years of Estonia’s membership in the EU, published jointly by the European Commission Representation in Estonia and the State Chancellery, is going to be presented at the events in Tallinn and Tartu. In April and May, a series of discussions with the candidates running for the European Parliament will be held in different locations in Estonia in cooperation with the Europe Direct Information Centres. The exhibition “My Estonia, My Europe” will be displayed at Tammsaare Park in Tallinn to draw attention to the benefits of the European Union that sometimes go unnoticed in our daily lives.

We look forward to meeting you at our Europe Day events!

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