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WHAT WE ARE

Based in Brussels, the Soul of Europe is an international non-profit association (AISBL).

Its mission is to secure Europe in our daily life and our imagination through three axes:

Arts and culture

Share and disseminate the past and contemporary visions and creations of artists from member countries, through exhibitions, concerts, symposiums and publications...

History and traditions

Discover what has shaped us over the centuries to better understand everyone's points of view and reactions to major social, economic and environmental issues...

Environment

Support the ecological and societal transition by offering a sounding board to the ideas and actions that are born in all the territories of the European Union and better spread them...

OUR FILIATION HISTORY

Born in 2021, the Soul of Europe is a direct descendant of the Coordination Committee for the Celebration of the Treaties of Rome (COCEROME).
From 1998 to 2008 it celebrated every year the heritage of the fathers of Europe through a great symphonic concert, in the presence of the President of the European Commission Jacques Santer.

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WHAT WE THINK

The Soul of Europe is militant by nature!

Its objective is to build a common feeling of belonging and solidarity, far from nationalisms, so that the European Union becomes definitively one and indivisible, united and resilient.

It will help European citizens to become aware that Europe is their natural space, much wider and richer than national territories.

It will be based on the calendar of the rotating presidencies to show the diversity of our cultures, and to develop actions in the fields of culture and environmental protection, because the first brings people together and the second preserves the future of our children...

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INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK VAN DEN EEDE, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUL OF EUROPE

"The Soul of Europe vibrates beyond borders, it lives inside each of us..."

OUR TEAM

It brings together professionals from all over Europe, mobilized to strengthen citizens' support for the European Union:

  • Patrick VAN DEN EEDE (Belgium)
    Chairman (Founding member)
    Entrepreneur, former opera singer
  • Eric SIMARD (France)
    President of the Strategic Orientation Council (Founding Member)
    Film maker, Journalist
  • Daniela BICIU (Roumanie)
    Advisor
    Expert for the European Commission and the UN
  • Awad CHAMAS (Belgique)
    Advisor
    Business manager and consultant
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OUR LATEST NEWS


Meeting between the Soul of Europe and the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs

On January 12, 2023, Patrick van den Eede, President of the Soul of Europe, and Patrick Huart, Honorary President, met with Mrs. Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium to present the activities and projects of the Association.


Meeting with the President of Azad Kashmir, Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

This January 23, 2023, we met Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, elected President of Azad Kashmir in 2021.
During this interview, we talked a lot about culture, which can open the door to communication and peace, by promoting dialogue.

The President was particularly interested in the environmental approach of the Soul of Europe, and its objective to promote and share solutions to reduce the environmental footprint and preserve biodiversity.
Remember that Kashmir is shared between India, Pakistan and China, which makes the region very unstable and conflicting due to the territorial claims of the first two. Azad Kashmir is in the area administered by Pakistan.

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CONTACT US !

Together, we will go further!

L'Âme de l'Europe - Rue d'Arlon, 53 - 1040 Brussels - BELGIUM