Europe Day Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert was held

Europe Day Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert was held on the occasion of 9 May Europe Day in Ankara with the participation of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Director for EU Affairs Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay, the Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut and Ambassadors of the EU countries to Ankara on 12 May 2023.

At the concert, the unifying power of music and cultural interaction between Türkiye and the EU was stressed.

[The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Schuman, stated that it was essential to establish permanent peaceful relations in Europe on May 9, 1950 and announced a law proposal with the aim of establishing a more systematic and organized Europe. The "Schuman Declaration" is seen as the building block of what we now accept as the European Union.

European countries, decided to celebrate 9 May as "Europe Day" after the Summit held in Milan in 1985.

Türkiye, which was declared a candidate country at the 1999 Helsinki Summit, has been celebrating 9 May Europe Day since 2000.]