In his welcome speech, the President underlined that Europe Day symbolizes peace and unity in Europe, created through enormous efforts on the foundations of a joint search for common solutions. Twenty years ago, in May 2003, Lithuanians expressed their will to become part of the European Union in a historic referendum. According to the President, we realized how important it was for us to live and work in close fellowship with other European nations.
According to Gitanas Nausėda, today we are seen and heard across Europe on key issues of European policy, such as support for Ukraine’s fight against the aggressor, European historical remembrance, evaluation of the crimes of aggression, energy independence, border reinforcement, and upholding the transatlantic partnership.
The President stressed that today the Ukrainian people are fighting for fundamental European values and freedoms. “Ukraine must prevail and become part of the European Union. Therefore, we need to talk about EU enlargement and the need to complete the process of European unification,” the President said.
On Europe Day, the President called for continued tireless efforts aimed at building and consolidating the European home that is strong enough to defend European values, democratic principles, human rights, and freedoms.
