The flags of the 27 member states of the European union are on display in the main hall of Leinster House to mark Europe Day 2021.
Europe Day is celebrated on Sunday, 9 May. It marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration of 1950. Schuman's proposal of a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable, is considered to be the beginning of the European Union we know today.