Open Day 2018

 

The Open Day is your chance to get closer to the people you elect to represent you and see how they work to defend your interests in the European Union.

The programme for the day includes:

The European Parliament will be open for the Open Day from 10:00 until 18:00, last entry 17:30, as well as the Parlamentarium and House of European History.

The House of European History is also celebrating one year since opening: a year of learning, reflection and debate on European history. Special activities will highlight Europe's diverse cultural heritage, including guided tours, traditional European dances and the chance to leave a ribbon on the museum gate with a message on what European heritage means to you.

The Open Day of the European Institutions is your chance to explore not just the European Parliament but the family of institutions in Brussels that make the European Union a reality. As well as the European Parliament, you can visit the European Council and Council of the European Union, European Commission, European External Action Service, European Economic and Social Committee and European Committee of the Regions. Take a look at the website for the Open Day for full details.

Don’t miss your chance to celebrate Brussels on the same weekend with Iris Festival 2018. Join Brusselians for a huge programme of free concerts and activities across Brussels on 5-6 May. Stop by Brussels Park on Sunday 6 May to see what you can do in Brussels and look out for the European Parliament!

Peace and solidarity were the pillars of Robert Schuman’s 1950 declaration, which he presented on 9 May 1950. He proposed that France and Germany share their natural resources in a bid to make conflict between the countries ‘not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible’. Other European nations joined the endeavour, which made European cooperation a reality.

OPEN DAY 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

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Visitors looking at a plan at the Open Day for the European Parliament in Brussels

 

Interactive model of the European Parliament in Brussels at Station Europe

 

Station Europe at the Open day of the European Parliament in Brussels

 

Touch screen table at Station Europe

 

Visitors gathered around on the Agora Simone Veil at the Open day of the European Parliament in Brussels

 

Mascot at the Open Day of the European Parliament in Brussels

 

People gathered on the Agora Simone Veil for the Open day of the European Parliament in Brussels

 

Vox Anima choir sings at the opening ceremony for the Open Day of the European Parliament in Brussels 2017

 

Choir leader at the Open Day of the European Parliament in Brussels 2017

 

Visitors with a European flag at the opening ceremony of the open day of the European Parliament

 

The European flag at the open day for the European Parliament in Brussels

 

Graffiti artists work together in Leopold Park for the Open Day in Brussels

 

Graffiti artist at work at the European institutions open day 2017 in Leopold Park

 

Art in the Leopold Park for the Open Day of the European Parliament in Brussels