Europe Day 2023 in Geneva

Ahead of this special date, on 4 May, the European Union in Geneva, together with the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the UN Geneva, on the occasion of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2023, invited to a Europe Day celebration at Geneva’s iconic Bâtiment des Forces Motrices. European Member States showcased their national and regional culinary specialities, alongside a jazz concert with Swedish singer Amanda Ginsburg.

As the EU, we will keep on defending the idea of multilateralism. The EU is a multilateralist by nature, it’s in our DNA. It is our deepest conviction that we need agreed rules, that we need to ensure there is global cooperation even among states with different ideological beliefs. We need to cooperate in spite of our differences.

Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva

The EU is only as strong as its member states, and their diversity is what makes the European project unique and successful. Together, we form a union that is much greater than the sum of its parts.

Ambassador João Aguiar Machado, EU Mission to the WTO in Geneva

On 9 May, the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva also brought the EU flags to the Mont-Blanc Bridge. They will be on that iconic monument until 15 May.

 On Europe Day 2023, we think of of the importance of peace. As Russia's aggression against Ukraine continues, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainians and remember the “solidarity born out of the lessons of the great conflicts of the 20th century” in President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen’s words. Furthermore, as High Representative Josep Borrell, European External Action Service put it: “The Schuman Declaration was about more than just building peace among Europeans. It was also about making Europe a driving force for peace in the world.”