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abroad. having your own experience of being and oneself. so, if the european union con-
a stranger in another country also contributes tinues to promote mobility and aspire to an
to the understanding of the experiences of open tolerance of all sorts of people and all
immigrants at home. kinds of life phenomena, a desire for us to live
peacefully together in mutual acceptance one
tolerance witHin reacH day will be a reality.
the fact that there are several thousands of
europeans of all ages participating in mobil-
ity activities each year will hopefully create a
feeling of belonging to this community shared
by more than 500 million people. in the long
run, as the eu and national policymakers say,
a european citizenship will probably grow to a
european identity, which in turn will become
something that really unites us, europeans.
Getting used to regular cooperation across
borders will eventually lead to a more global
perception of the international community

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