Most popular European moments

Throughout history, remarkable events and experiences have transformed the lives of Europeans, influenced their views of Europe,
and inspired them to fight for a cause. Europe’s Stories asked you to identify your formative, best and worst #EuropeanMoments.

The moments at the top are those most frequently mentioned by our interviewees

Worst
 People in crowd holding EU flags and large red banners that read "make it another meaningful vote, history will still remember you"
Thomas Kowalski
Brexit (2016)
Formative
 InterRail ticket in German
Olaf Kosinsky, Wikimedia Commons
Personal Travel Experiences
Best
 Latvia postage stamp showing new EU members
Wikimedia Commons
Eastern enlargement (2004)
Formative
 Erasmus students with international flags
"UP" (Wikimedia Commons)
Studying abroad - Erasmus established (1987)
Worst
 Large pile of children's shoes
Mstyslav Chernov, Wikimedia Commons
Refugee/migrant crisis (2015)
Formative
 West and East Germans on top of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate
Wikimedia Commons
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
Worst
 Children in striped prison uniforms behind fence at Auschwitz liberation
Wikimedia Commons
World War II (1939-1945)
Worst
 Instructional guide on washing hands used during COVID-19 pandemic
Guido4, Wikimedia Commons
COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
Worst
 Protest in Dublin city center, people with large banners that read "workers united will never be defeated"
William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons
Financial and Eurozone Crisis (2008)

Full list of project interviewees