Europe Day marked in Pretoria with song and dance

After the recital of the European Union and the South African anthems, EU Ambassador to South Africa Marcus Cornaro told the delegates that his bloc had been convinced by the levels of credibility in the recent sixth general elections held across South Africa.

“At the same time, it [the Europe Day held in Romania earlier this month] was a rallying call for the upcoming elections for a new European Parliament to be held from May 23rd to the 26th. Not like here in SA, this election is seen as a watershed referendum on the future of Europe. We can of course only dream of participation rates SA witnessed in its recent elections.

In an apparent reference to United Kingdom’s Brexit, Cornaro added: “But even if it’s boring, those who follow European politics will have noticed that it happens that those who say goodbye to a boring party still find it difficult to leave. I, therefore, welcome that we still have here 28 flags of [EU] member states decorating this rotunda, showing the combined strength of European institutions and its member states.

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