2007 Press Releases

30 Apr 2007

UCC marks the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome



The signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957 which gave birth to the European Economic Community will be marked with a series of events at UCC on Europe Day (Wednesday, 9 May 2007).  Hosted by UCC's Department of Government, the events which range from musical to artistic will be held throughout the day at the university.

Mr Pat Cox, President of the International European Movement will deliver the keynote address "Reflections and Perspectives on the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Rome" at 2.30pm in the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC.  This will be followed by the launch at 5pm of the Irish Examiner Photographic Exhibition "The European Union: Fifty Years a Growing" in the O'Rahilly Building, Block B, Floor 2.  

The Honan Chapel will be the venue for the final event of the day with a performance by UCC Student Choral Society "Harmony in Diversity: Celebrating Europe's Musical Traditions" at 8pm.

Members of the public are invited to attend and admission to all events is free. Enquiries to:  Dr Mary Murphy, Department of Government, UCC, Tel. 021 4902981.

The Department of Government gratefully acknowedges sponsorship support from: Communicating Europe Initiative (Department of Foreign Affairs), European Parliament Information Office in Ireland, Irish Examiner and Waterford Crystal.

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