The Germans do not celebrate this day, of course, while the French and the Belgians celebrate their victory at the first world war. So the European schools in Brussels are open, while the Belgians schools are closed. The same for the offices. It is true that Europe have to respect local culture. But we must probably try to find reasons to celebrate together and to have common holidays.
Peace is a victory for everybody after all.
It might be a long way before we realize such a dream. They came on the 11th and left on the 14th to go back to all parts of France where they came from. Three days of debates and conferences on Europe. They put questions to Commissioners Pascal Lamy, they discussed with MP Jean-Louis Bourlanges, they prayed with Cardinal Danneels. They realized that the building of the European Union is not just an economic construction but a new way of thinking and working in our continent, including with all the candidate countries.