Best 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

Hand holding an iPhone 8

Tinh tế Photo - Wikimedia Commons

Abolition of roaming charges (2017)

Flag that is half blue half black with ten white stars

Wikimedia Commons

Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (1952)

Marine le Pen surrounded by people and flags at a rally in Lille, France

Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, Wikimedia Commons

French, Dutch, and Austrian elections (2017)

Belfast Peace wall, a high fence and cloudy skies

Bill Boaden Wikimedia Commons

Good Friday Agreement (1998)

March of many people with EU flags

Elke Wetzig

Pro-European protests (2016)

White albino rat

Wikimedia Commons

Ban on Animal Testing (2013)

fragment of the Union Jack flag in front of a blurry big ben

Prabhu Jay, Wikimedia Commons

Brexit Deal Reached (2020)

Sepia-tone photo of men playing football together.

Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons

Christmas Truce (1914)

Image of the Eurostar train and tunnel section in railway museum

Ben Salter, Wikimedia Commons

Construction of the Channel Tunnel (1994)