EUROPEAN MEETING CENTRE - NOWY STAW FOUNDATION
On this occasion Regional Centre of European Information together with Europe Direct - Lublin Information Point organized information desk about the Presidency in front of the City Hall, a flash mob in the centre of Lublin and took part in organization of the family picnic called "Festival of Europe".
We welcomed the polish Presidency with a very extensive program, we celebrated in a serious and in a funny way.
On occasion of the beginning of the polish Presidency we organized an information desk where everybody could get the information about what is Presidency, what are the polish priorities, benefits for Poland from presiding the European Union or how is the Council of European Union functioning. People visiting the information desk could also get some informational materials.
Another program point was a flash mob. Inhabitants of Lublin and region dressed white-red or yellow-blue gathered at noon in front of the City Hall and formed a word connected to Presidency.
As next some knowledge competitions about the European Union and the Presidency with prizes took place.
The highlight of the celebration was a family picnic "Festival of Europe" that took place in the evening on the Zemborzycki Lake. The main organizer of the picnic was the local newspaper "Dziennik Wschodni". In the program of the picnic were many artistic shows (f. e. music group Afromental and cabarets), a barbeque with VIPs, fireworks show and many other. Beside of fun, participants of the picnic could get some information on the information desk about Presidency organized by Regional Centre of European Information and Europe Direct - Lublin Information Point.
