We Are Europe 2026

Within the annual "We Are Europe" Festival on the occasion of Europe Day, the following activities will be offered on Friday, May 8th, aimed at promoting European values, policies, and citizenship, with a special focus on engaging young people.

From 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the Trentino literary café Bookique, at Via Torre D'Augusto 29, will be transformed into an exhibition and discussion space open to the public on current European issues and global challenges.

Of particular note is the initiative "5 sguardi sull'Europa", curated by professors at the School of International Studies:

1. Europe and democracy: what happens when we take a step back?
   Jens Woelk
2. A "pragmatic federalism"? The Future of European Integration
   Luisa Antoniolli
3. The European Union's New Trade Agreements in a Changing World
   Stefano Schiavo
4. From the European Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal - The Challenges of European Environmental Policy
   Louisa Parks
5. The European Union and Competitiveness: Rules and Problems
   Gianmatteo Sabatino

The exhibition "Train the Muscles of Democracy" will provide the backdrop: why participation is exercised every day.

At 8:30 pm in the Aula Magna of Arcivescovile in Trento, you can attend the performance "The EU Does Not Fall from the Sky" to reflect on the origins and meaning of the European project.

Admission to all sessions is free.

This event, like every year, was organized by various provincial organizations active in promoting European values: the Autonomous Province of Trento with Umse Europa-Europe Direct Trentino and CDE Trento, the Youth Policy Office, the University of Trento with the School of International Studies and the Jean Monnet Center, the Municipality of Trento with the Youth Desk - Civico 13, the Antonio Megalizzi Foundation, the Alcide De Gasperi Trentino Foundation, the Trentino Historical Museum Foundation, the Provincial Student Council, and the Rovereto Campana dei Caduti Foundation.