Day of Europe

Young people participate in a festive procession celebrating the European Union Birthday, in Kiev, Saturday, May 15, 2004. In European Union the day of Europe is called Schumann day after Minister for Foreign Affairs of France Robert Schumann that laid the foundation for the first European Union as a model of EU. As far as the Victory day is celebrated on May 9 in Ukraine, celebration of the day of Europe was postponed for a week. Photo by Alexander Sinitsa / UNIAN