News Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people, especially families, flocked to the EuroVillage festival at the Pakistan National Council of Arts.
The annual event, organised by the European Union and its member states after a gap of three years due to the pandemic-induced restrictions, offered the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi an opportunity to enjoy the unique European art, cultural and culinary experience.
Through games and quizzes, interactive information displays, and various activities, visitors learned what the EU’s motto ‘Unity in Diversity’ means in practice and how it applies to Pakistan.
The organisers insisted that EuroVillage, like its past editions, which attracted over 8,000 people, was a huge success.bThey said the event celebrated the Pakistan-European friendship and multiculturalism. The EU delegation and member states put up stalls for fun and family-friendly activities. The French stall was a major attraction of visitors as the Embassy of France in Pakistan and Alliance Francaise d’Islamabad held petanque, a French outdoor game of boules, gave away croissants, and asked visitors questions about France and its culture.
The EU-Pakistan Friendship Truck was exhibited for the first time highlighting mutual partnership. The elaborately-decorated heavy goods vehicle will travel all around the country to reach Pakistani youth in various universities across the country and offer a window into the strong connection between the EU and Pakistan. Also, EuroVillage, jointly hosted by the diplomatic missions of the European Union and of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, had information and activity booths for both adults and children with interactive games.
