Lithuanian Embassy representatives showcase traditional Lithuanian food and drinks during the Europe Day celebration. Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

 

Estonian Ambassador to China Toomas Lukk (center) takes photo with two Chinese students majoring in Estonian from Beijing Foreign Studies University in front of the Estonian stall. Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

 

Head of the EU Delegation to China Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (right) and the Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Haixing make a toast. Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

Embassies of 28 European countries, including Finland, Lithuania and Estonia, celebrated the 66th Europe Day on May 9 at the Beijing Office of the Delegation of the European Union to China. There are two separate designations for Europe Day, May 5 for the Council of Europe, and May 9 for the EU. May 9 is also known as Schuman Day and celebrates the historical declaration of a united Europe by former French foreign minister Robert Schuman in 1950.