"On 9 May 1950, one of the two main founders of the EU, Robert Schuman, presented his proposal for an organised Europe, known as the "Schuman declaration" - considered to be the birth of the European project."The fact is, outside of a few, even in Europe, nobody knows that today is Europe Day.
Monday, May 09, 2011
Today is Europe Day
Leigh Phillips at the EUObserver notes that Europe Day celebrated amid growing criticism of ECB, but points out that:
