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Young peopleYoung people 13/02/07 > 22/03/07Cardiff - United Kingdom
Primary School Birthday Card Competition

Primary School Birthday Card Competition

The European Commission, in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government and the British Council, has launched a primary school competition inviting children to design a birthday card for the 50th birthday of the EU. ››  More

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Young peopleYoung people 01/03/07 > 31/03/07Belfast - United Kingdom
Primary school postcard competition

Primary school postcard competition

Primary School competition to design postcard to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. ››  More

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SportSport 13/03/07Manchester - United kingdom
Manchester United vs Europe XI

Manchester United vs Europe XI

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Manchester United’s participation as the first English team to play UEFA’s European club competition, Manchester United will face all-star Europe XI team to be coached by Italian World Cup winner Marcello Lippi. Confirmed players in the European team are Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, Olympique Lyonnais players Eric Abidal, Grégory Coupet and Juninho Pernambucano, top players from Barcelona Carles Puyol, Gianluca Zambrotta, Lilian Thuram and Ronaldinho, and Real Madrid start Ronaldo. ››  More

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OtherOther 15/03/07 > 23/04/07Plymouth - England
Photo Competition 2007 - What makes Plymouth a European City?

Photo Competition 2007 - What makes Plymouth a European City?

‘Europe Direct Plymouth’ want to see your photos on the theme "Plymouth - a European City", to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. ››  More

FestivalFestival 19/03/07 > 29/03/07London - United Kingdom
London Festival of Europe

London Festival of Europe

A two-week series of high-profile public lectures, discussions and art-exhibitions to allow public engagement in debate of the many European questions of politics, art, philosophy and society. ››  More

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ConferenceConference 21/03/07Belfast - United Kingdom
'European Integration and the Treaty of Rome'

'European Integration and the Treaty of Rome'

This Faculty lecture will look at the way in which Europe was reconstructed after the Second World War and will give some insight into how the policies implicit to the Treaty of Rome reflected the successes of economic redevelopment after the devastation of war. ››  More

OtherOther 21/03/07Cardiff - Wales, United Kingdom
“50 Not Out” – Speech and Reception

“50 Not Out” – Speech and Reception

The Welsh Assembly Government and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs have arranged an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome at which the First Minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan AM, will give a keynote address. ››  More

Cultural eventCultural event 21/03/07London - United Kingdom
The Third Language: Poetry of Europe 1957 - 2007

The Third Language: Poetry of Europe 1957 - 2007

Nothing captures the political and personal changes in Europe since 1957 as well as its poetry. ››  More

ConferenceConference 22/03/07London - England
The EU fifty years on

The EU fifty years on

A national conference to celebrate 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome. ››  More

ConferenceConference 23/03/07 > 24/03/07London - United Kingdom
Reflections on European Integration

Reflections on European Integration

The conference, co-funded by the European Commission, will provide an occasion to reflect on the evolution of European integration since the Treaty of Rome was signed and the dynamics that have underpinned this evolution.  ››  More

OtherOther 24/03/07 > 25/03/07York - United Kingdom
European Citizens’ Consultations

European Citizens’ Consultations

A week-end of discussions and deliberation to engage citizens directly in charting out the next steps for the European Union, remembering the past 50 years and looking forward to face the challenges ahead. ››  More

ConferenceConference 28/03/07Goodwood House, Chichester - England
Europe, the next 50 years

Europe, the next 50 years

Conference organised by the European Movement - Sussex Branch, in association with the Federal Trust, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. ››  More

Cultural eventCultural event 28/04/07Belfast - United Kingdom
European play day in the park

European play day in the park

Lady Dixon Park in Belfast will play host to community groups from across the city who will come together to celebrate Belfast in Europe through art, exhibitions and workshops. ››  More

MusicMusic 08/05/07London - United Kingdom
European Concert Night

European Concert Night

Concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: U'mau (jazz, soul, R'n'B), Piers Innes (folk / rock), Matt Winkworth (acoustic / electronic), The Quiet Days (indie / rock). ››  More

ConferenceConference 08/05/07London - United Kingdom
Back to a 50 Year Old EU Challenge: Energy

Back to a 50 Year Old EU Challenge: Energy

Lecture by Daniel Cohn-Bendit (MEP, Vice- President of the Greens/EFA).  Prof. Simon Hix of the LSE will chair the discussion, followed by a drink offered by the LSE European Society. ››  More

ConferenceConference 08/05/07London - United Kingdom
Celebrating the 5Oth anniversary

Celebrating the 5Oth anniversary

Inaugural lecture during European Week at the London School of Economics by Anthony GOOCH, UK Spokesman of the European Commission. Prof. Maurice Fraser, Visiting Fellow in European Politics at the LSE, will chair the discussion. ››  More

Cultural eventCultural event 09/05/07Belfast - United Kingdom
European cultural night

European cultural night

European cultural night as part of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. ››  More

OtherOther 09/05/07Glasgow - Scotland
Reception in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

Reception in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

Hosted jointly with the European Parliament Office in Scotland, a reception to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU and 20 years of ERASMUS ››  More

ConferenceConference 09/05/07London - United Kingdom
The European Job Market Revisited

The European Job Market Revisited

Lecture during European Week at the London School of Economics by Kirstin Schreiber (Head of Cabinet EC DG Employment), Dr. Deborah Mabbett (Birkbeck College, University of London) and Prof. Ian Begg (London School of Economics). Dr. Waltraud Schelkle, Professor of Political Economy at the LSE, will chair the discussion. ››  More

ConferenceConference 10/05/07London - United Kingdom
European Career Forum

European Career Forum

Lecture on ‘Europe’s labour market: job opportunities for young postgraduate students’, with Martin Sawer (APCO Worldwide), Olaf Cramme (Policy Network), Patrick Karlsson (British Bankers’ Association), and representatives from JP Morgan. Ms Andrea Kreideweiss of LSE will chair the discussion. ››  More

ConferenceConference 11/05/07London - United Kingdom
A Discussion with Jacques Barrot

A Discussion with Jacques Barrot

Concluding session during European Week at the LSE with Jacques Barrot, DG Transport & Vice-President of the European Commission ››  More

ConferenceConference 05/07/07 > 06/07/07Liverpool, UK
50 Years of the European Treaties: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

50 Years of the European Treaties: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

The Liverpool Law School is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome with a major conference: "50 Years of the European Treaties: Looking Back and Thinking Forward".  This conference aims to reflect critically upon some of the EU’s core characteristics and achievements, as well as think imaginatively about the diverse challenges facing the EU for the future. ››  More

FestivalFestival 06/07/07 > 31/08/07London - UK
Magnum: 50 years of Europe and Watch This Space celebrate Europe at 50

Magnum: 50 years of Europe and Watch This Space celebrate Europe at 50

A series of projections of images from the Magnum archive celebrating 50 years of the European Union, commissioned by the European commission office in London in association with Magnum Photos and the National Theatre. The images will be projected onto the fly tower of the National Theatre on London's South Bank. ››  More

Young peopleYoung people 01/09/07 > 30/11/07Edinburgh - United Kingdom
The Treaty of Rome, the European Parliament and the Regions and Substate Nations of the European Union

The Treaty of Rome, the European Parliament and the Regions and Substate Nations of the European Union

Essays are invited to address the interactions between the Treaty of Rome as the constitutional framework for the Union and the role of the European Parliament as a legislature and site of democratic representation for citizens, in the specific context of a substate nation such as Scotland. ››  More

Young peopleYoung people 01/10/07Belfast - Northern Ireland
Mock Council of the European Union

Mock Council of the European Union

Groups of students from 27 schools will "represent" the Heads of State or government of each of the 27 EU countries and debate topical issues including climate change and the Common Agricultural Policy. ››  More

ConferenceConference 19/01/08Edinburgh - United Kingdom
The Treaty of Rome, the European Parliament and the Regions and Substate Nations of the European Union

The Treaty of Rome, the European Parliament and the Regions and Substate Nations of the European Union

The conference aims to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in the particular context of the role of the European Parliament and the question of democratic participation in a multi-level governance context for a substate region/nation such as Scotland. ››  More

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