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on 29 October 2004. The treaty, and hence the motto, was officially translated into Bulgarian and Romanian despite the fact they would not join for a further three years. Irish was not included but is on the list here as it became an EU language in 2007. Croatian has been included since 1 July 2013.
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In September 1999, a contest was held at the start of the 1999–2000 school year to invent a motto for the European Union. 2,575 classes were involved, with students ranging from ages ten to nineteen. The main rule was that the motto had to consist of a sentence of no more than twelve words, with an
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accompanying explanation of no more than 1,500 characters written in the class's local language. An English version of the explanation was also required, since the teachers used this language to communicate between themselves. National and European winners were selected the following year.
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contest's official website managed by France Telecom. The website featured pedagogic files, created by the operation's general Office located at the Caen Memorial, and teachers oriented pitches and registration forms available in the eleven official European languages (plus
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In February 2000, each member of EU-15's media partner managed a top 10 national mottoes selection to later submit it to a second jury in charge of the European selection. These 142 mottoes were all translated in the 11 official European languages.
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The European motto was first adopted in May 2000 as "Unity in diversity" through a non-official process since it was a contest involving 80,000 students from the 15 countries that were members of the European Union at the time (a.k.a.
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On 11 and 12 April 2000, the European Media Jury based at the Memorial of Caen, chose 7 mottoes among the late February selection (one voice per country). Those were next submitted to a final European Grand Jury in Brussels.
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in using the symbols as it had done in adopting them in the first place. Parliament changed its internal rules to make more use of the symbols. In the case of the motto, it would be printed on all Parliamentary documents.
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The six rejected mottoes were "Peace, Liberty, Solidarity", "Our differences are our strength", "United for peace and democracy", "United in liberty", "An old continent, a new hope", and "All different, all Europeans!"
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are united in working together for peace and prosperity, and that the many different cultures, traditions and languages in Europe are a positive asset for the continent." This amounts to the embracement of
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On 19 June 2000, at Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 24th President of the European Parliament Nicole Fontaine concluded her official opening speech with the introduction of the European Union motto (
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s Patrick La Prairie proposed the organisation of a European mottoes contest for the, then 15, EU members' secondary education students. This event was meant as a 50-year celebration of
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English translation of the SPEECH by Mrs Nicole Fontaine President of the European Parliament at the Special Meeting of the European Council in Feira on 19 June 2000
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The title was chosen by Dónall Ó Riagáin, on behalf of the organizers, the European Bureau for Lesser-Used languages (EBLUL). He attributes the expression to
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Original SPEECH by Mrs Nicole Fontaine President of the European Parliament at the Special Meeting of the European Council in Feira on 19 June 2000
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Pending the outcome of a much broader debate on the future of a Europe of 28, those citizens need clear ideas: open and lasting institutions and "
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Further translations in the EU candidates' official languages were elaborated by the European Union or the candidate States themselves:
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On 4 May 2000 almost 500 schoolchildren from fifteen classes of the EU-15 (top class of each national selection) were gathered at the
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Yesterday the President of the European Convention ended his speech by evoking the future European motto: united in diversity
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was translated in the other ten official EU languages plus Latin when it was proclaimed the motto for Europe on 4 May 2000.
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The motto translations were slightly modified since 2000, including the English-language version becoming « 
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in Brussels to assist the proclamation of the motto chosen that day by the 15-member Grand Jury including former
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have equal standing. It is inspired by its Latin-language version coined by the Italian Nobel prize winner
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Members of the European Media Jury and of the European Grand Jury for the "A motto for Europe" competition
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There exist translations of the motto into languages other than the 23 official languages of the EU.
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On 9 May 2005, the European Commission issued promotional items such as a postcard featuring the
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The motto was translated into the 23 languages in which there were official translations of the
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Therefore, the expression 'unity in diversity' has been chosen as the motto of the report
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Since it had to be submitted for official approval by the fifteen Chiefs of State of the
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Since then this motto was used by several European officials during their speeches at
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to reveal the most popular terms used by the young Europeans, which were: "Europe", "
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The flag of the Union shall be a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background.
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I want it to become the motto of all institutions, just as we have a flag and anthem
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The symbols of the European Union: The origin of the motto United in diversity
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The project was officially launched on 31 March 1999 with the opening of the
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Community which eventually led to the creation of the actual European Union.
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but, unlike most, it is specific to the EU rather than originating from the
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Students give a name to Europe (Les élèves donnent une devise à l'Europe)
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was translated in the eleven official languages of the EU plus Latin,
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La seule récompense sera d’avoir écrit une page d’histoire de l'Europe
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language), which also translates in English as "Unity in diversity".
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The motto was displayed on a blue background located behind the 24th
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Repubblica official website "And now Europe searches for a motto" (
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on 19 and 20 June 2000, President Nicole Fontaine stated: « 
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The following are the official translations as of March 2017:
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Europe day shall be celebrated on 9 May throughout the Union.
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Article about the European Union on the Turkish Knowledge
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The motto of the Union shall be: 'United in diversity'.
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official English translation by the European Parliament
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Eurodiversity: A Business Guide to Managing Difference
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The first 11 official EU languages and Latin (2000)
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