We live in a Europe of many different people, with different opinions and different identities. This is Europe's great strength; its Unity in Diversity. To better reflect these differences and similarities, this project aims to engage EU citizens with creating new symbols that show what "Europe" is.
The original designs were chosen by politicians, in an age when the internet was still relatively new and when "Europe" was mostly Western nations. The world has changed since then. The EU has grown much larger, the EU faces new opportunities and new challenges, and the rapid expansion of the internet allows much greater interaction between European citizens and European governments. The#YourEurope project is the first initiative to get EU citizens involved in changing the symbols of the EU's currency, to better reflect what it means to be a "European" today.
It's your Europe. Have your say.
European animals, historical figures, European landmarks
Mozart, da Vinci, Voltaire, Marie Curie, van Gogh, Erasmus, Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Nikola Tesla, Charles Darwin, etc. Generally, any individuals whose discoveries/contributions/voyages etc. have benefited or can be enjoyed by all Europeans, as opposed to national heroes who would reinforce nationalist sentiment.
I would either something that illustrates European aim and values such as togetherness, fraternity, community, .... It could Be represented by abstract illustration the convo those ideas. Or, banknotes could be representing historical and key moments of European creation as well as integration. Pictures of events that occurred that had a particularly huge impact on Europe. It should not be too attached to one country.
if banknotes and coin were to include figures I suggest it would be people such as the EU pioneers: Schuman, Delors, Adenauer, Churchill (even if not in the EU, still played a major part in its creation). The problem would each nationality could not be represented. Or, it could feature EU officials that had an important impact on the EU development (BCE President, ....). I believe the reflexion on what should appear on banknotes and coins should be restricted to the Euro zone.
The EU's motto (United in Diversity), bigger EU flags, EU Headquarters
It should include the founding fathers of the EU
People that contributed to the development of the EU and famous buildings/constructions that are symbols of some of the EU member states.
the creation of the eurozone, creation of the european union, dates of some members entering the EU with a map of this country or an important building/museum/monument from this country. For ex: France, with the date and then the eiffel tower or Jean Monnet.