Celebrating Europe

This is the result of a writing forum I created for my students so as to celebrate Europe Day last May 9. They had to answer the question What does it mean to you to be European? And this is the word cloud I created from their answers.

If you would like to know more about Europe Day, click here.

What you should know when travelling in Europe

Millions of people from all around the world visit Europe every year. Here you have some important information tourists or business people should know when coming to Europe. I often ask my students to do a similar report about their own country as there is always something that differentiates one country from another even within the same continent. I think a report like the one below about any continent/country would be very interesting. Please if you have something similar about the country/continent where you live, let me know!

Tourism in Europe

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Travelling in Europe

There is an interesting website that gathers all the information you need to travel within Europe. Have a look!

Remember Europe is a continent with thousands of years of history and a rich cultural heritage! So there is much for the traveller to discover and explore and all made much easier thanks to the European Union (EU). You can cross many borders within the EU without being checked and the euro makes it easier to move from country to country. If you drive, your driving licence and motor insurance policy issued in one EU country are valid in all the others. And you can use your mobile phone everywhere.

Working in Europe

When you apply for a job, it is usual to include a curriculum vitae, or CV (called résumé in the US). This is a list of your personal details, educational history, qualifications, experience, and interests—that is to say, the story of your life from a professional point of view. Europass is a new way of helping people to make their skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe (European Union, EFTA/EEA and candidate countries) and move anywhere in Europe.

There are many different models of CVs but you should definitely start using the Europass Curriculum Vitae. Have a look at different models of Europass CVs and then write your own Europass CV online.

Celebrating Europe Day (9 May)

You may have come across a reference in a diary or elsewhere to the fact that 9 May is "Europe Day" and perhaps asked about its significance. Probably very few people in Europe know that on 9 May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union thanks to The Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950.
I have a question for you all as a way to celebrate "Europe Day." WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE EUROPEAN? Please, feel free to participate leaving your messages!
Have a look at this video for inspiration!