On the occasion of the French national holiday, military parade this year in Paris this year in honour of the UN forces, the Mediterranean and the European Union.
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Under the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the French embassy in Germany and its cultural network, in partnership with European Movement Germany and European Movement France, is organising a series of debates under the "Impulse zu Europa/Penser l'Europe" banner.
moreFrom 7 to 17 July, 200 young people from all over the world will be meeting in Paris to discuss in French their personal views on the Europe of today and tomorrow.
moreWith blue floodlighting and a circle of twelve stars, the Eiffel Tower will be donning the colours of Europe every evening from 30 June onwards.
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To mark its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, France is launching a ground-breaking initiative by inviting its 26 EU partners to showcase the best of their heritage and creative talent during the second half of 2008.
Under the title of the European Cultural Season, this series of events will highlight the creative vitality of European cultures as well as the strengths of a largely shared identity through a common European cultural heritage.
Hundreds of events have been staged around France to bring this Europe of creation and heritage to as many people as possible.
Ireland: 27 photographers from the 27 Member States of the European Union offer their vision of France
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