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18 h 00

To mark Europe Day and as part of its bid to become European Capital of Culture 2028, the City of Montpellier and Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole are celebrating their attachment to the European Union and the values that underpin it: the rule of law, democracy, equality, human rights, freedom and human dignity.

The City and Metropolis of Montpellier are firmly committed to the objectives set by the European Union to tackle the major challenges of our time, such as climate change and democracy. They also strongly defend the principle of a Europe united in its diversity. Art and culture are powerful vectors for preserving these ties. Street art and music will be in the spotlight for this celebration!

Meet at 6pm at the “Léon Blum” streetcar stop to board the streetcar in the colors of Europe.

Detailed program :

• Place de l’Europe, unveiling of a work of art in the colors of Europe, graffitied by artist Sunra, to the sound of the European anthem played by Cité des Arts teachers.
• Address by the Mayor, followed by a tour of the European associations that will be present on site.

A tramway in the colors of Europe will be circulating in the city from May 5 to June 13.

09 h 30

Organized as part of Montpellier 2028 and La Comédie du Livre – 10 days in May

With Elin Cullhed, Rumena Bužarovska and Marente de Moor

Moderator: Margot Dijkgraaf

More than a continent, Europe is an idea, according to American historian Tamar Herzog. The Europe of Letters has long been a reality, and exchanges between scholars, humanists and writers (from Erasmus to Stéphane Zweig, via Voltaire, the Grimm brothers and Madame de Staël) have over the centuries created an intellectual republic unified by a common language: Latin, then French.

What is the situation today, when literature has become global, open to the four winds of the world, and under Anglo-Saxon influence?

To evoke the European ideal as it is embodied, or not, in their lives as writers, three women novelists from different horizons: Marente de Moor from the Netherlands, Elin Cullhed from Sweden and Rumena Bužarovska from Northern Macedonia.

9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Au Jardin de l’Hôtel de Lunas, Montpellier
Free admission, subject to availability

15 h 00

To mark Europe Day, come and take part in a collaborative experience designed to project you into “a possible and desirable future”, to be built in concrete terms.

These new stories will help us explore a desirable future and add new bricks to our application.

Let’s share our imaginations together!

From 3pm to 6pm
At the Maison des Relations Internationales
Open to all with registration: contact@montpellier2028.eu