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title: "Ursula von der Leyen celebrates Europe Day in Kiev"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/12047/ursula-von-der-leyen-celebrates-europe-day-in-kiev
published: 2023-05-09T08:10:02Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Ursula von der Leyen celebrates Europe Day in Kiev

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Kiev today, 9 May, for Europe Day. The visit is symbolic as it takes place on Europe Day, which celebrates the European Union.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Kiev today, 9 May, for Europe Day. The visit is symbolic as it takes place on Europe Day, which celebrates the European Union.

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*"It is good to be back in Kiev. Where the values we hold dear are defended every day. So it is such a fitting place to celebrate Europe Day. I welcome President Zelenski's decision to celebrate Europe Day here in Ukraine on 9 May"*, wrote the EC President on her Twitter page.

Traditionally, victory against Nazi Germany was celebrated on 9 May in Ukraine, as it is in Russia, but President Volodimir Zelenski decided to mark the victory on 8 May, the day Germany surrendered, and 9 May, Europe Day.