 Hi, I'm Olga Blavich. I'm the president of West Pomeranian region in Poland. When I was young, I lived behind the Iron Curtain and common Europe used to represent for me a dream of freedom, peace and prosperous society. Now I'm happy that we are the part of this reality. For me, European Union is a project built on our roots, outstanding European heritage, strengthened by wise conclusion because we finally understood that living in peaceful Europe led us to develop and provide our citizens with prosperity, solidarity and equality. Of course, nothing is perfect. We have to still improve our union, but I have no doubts that it is the best idea has ever been created for Europe. In my region, there are plenty of examples of benefits from Europe, from beautiful field harmony in Szczecin to good support project, the best European social project awarded with registrar's prize. Although we celebrate Europe Day separately, we, cities and regions, stand together for common Europe.