Celebrating Europe Day
The Empire State Building has been lit in the Blue/Yellow colors of the European Union to celebrate Europe Day. The actual day commemorates the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950 in which the former French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman made the first proposals leading to the war-torn continent's economic integration.
The embryonic moves towards economic cooperation would evolve into the Common Market, the European Community, and into today's 27 member European Union (EU).
This marks the sixth year in which the iconic New York City landmark has been lit in the EU colors.
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