Press Release: The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome to focus on youth

On 24 October 2006 the European Institutions gave their green light to several projects and events to be carried out throughout the European Union in 2007, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Rome Treaties. The purpose is twofold: celebrating the freedom, peace and prosperity that the European Union has accomplished so far, and looking at the future and at what kind of Europe the citizens, and in particular the young, wish for the future. The Youth Package which includes “United Schools of Europe”, “Spring Day in Europe” and a Youth Summit in Rome, was given the highest priority.