- The United Nations Observances: Decades, Years, Weeks, Days
- The UN about the UN Observances
- Examples:
- The European Years. The European Union has something that aligns with it: they too dedicate a year to a certain topic.
- More:
- The European Union's main topic for the year, and how the theme of a European Year is chosen: The EU about "The European Years"
- Examples
EYD2015 = 2015 The European Year for Development
Every month is dedicated to a theme inspired by the UN Weeks / Month of Observances
January - Europe in the World - January
February - Education - February
March - Women and Girls - March
May - Peace and Security - May
June - Sustainable Green Growth, Decent Jobs and Businesses - June
July - Children and Youth - July
August - Humanitarian Aid - August
September - Demography and Migration - September
October - Food Security - October
November - Sustainable Development and Climate Change - November
December - Human Rights - December
European Development Days 3-4 June 2015 - Brussel
Europa 2020: 7 flagship initiatives
EU Africa Business Partnership & Forum
EU Capitals of Culture 2015 @ Mons-Belgium
EU Capitals of Culture 2015 @ Pilzen-Czech Republic
EU Capital of Youth @ Cluj-Napoca Romania
EU Green Capital @ Bristol - South West England - United Kingdom’
EU Capital of Innovation - Barcelona Spain
2015 Eurolympic Games in Baku - Azerbaijan 12-28 june
2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOF) - EYOF2015 Vorarlberg Austria & Liechtenstein
2015 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival (EYOF) - Tblisi - Georgia
- The €2 commemorative_coins
- In Europe, every member state can coin - every year - a limited number of the 2€ coins - typically some 100.000 to 600.000 pieces - with a theme they think is important to commemorate. They circulate freely, but more and more people start collecting them if they are really meaningful to them.
- Suggestions for 2€ Commemorative coins
- The topic of Greenweek, the annual open doors of the Directorate General of Environment
- The themes of Europe 2020
- http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm
- Europe, the Innovation Union
- a 2€ = 1 CO2e, for the 5th year anniversary of the Emission Trading System
- Commemorative Coins and Medals
- Suggestions for Commemorative Coins and Medals
- Inspired by the United Nations Decades, Years, Months, Weeks and Days of (Commemorance) Observance
- 2010-11 Commemorative Coins and Medals to celebrate the 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth and Participation
- 2010 Commemorative Coins and Medals to celebrate the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity
- 2011 Commemorative Coins and Medals to celebrate the 2011 UN International Year of Forestry
- 2012 Commemorative Coins and Medals to celebrate the 2012 United Nations International Year of Co-operatives 2012
- Inspired by the the EU
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:European_%22Years%22
- European Parliament website: European Years
- Council of Europe
- 2010-11, 2€ Commemorative Coin and Medals to celebrate the 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth and Participation
- 2010, 2€ Commemorative Coin and Medals to celebrate the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity
- 2011, 2€ Commemorative Coin and Medals to celebrate the 2011 UN International Year of Forestry