Party with the police

The first night of the European Media Days was really a grand event but it took a little longer then it was planned. How ever we have covered the event from the beginning to the very end.

“I am really tired but still this was a wonderful day and this is just the beginning!”Silvia, 18 year old from Portugal is looking very happy. She probably is not the only one feeling the exact same way. After the opening event in the European Parliament over 270 young journalists from all over Europe were invited to get to know each other better in the building of the State Representation of the German Federal State of Baden-Wuertemberg. There, they could get their first impressions on German culture and living habits. 20-year-old Tanyella from Scotland were holding a glass of beer in her hand when she exclaimed: “Yes, I really love pretzels and beer!”

Not only German beer but also French wine and of course soft drinks helped the evening to become a very funny night. The young people obviously really enjoyed talking about what ever they felt like and forgot their long journeys behind and long days ahead of them. Later in the night people started dancing when an amazing group of musicians decided to take over and hit the crowd with the sounds of their drums. That was about the same time when some important announcements from the organisational team were completely ignored. The staff themselves how ever had so much fun that they did not care as long as everybody would make it to the Parliament the next morning at 8 o’clock.

Officially the party was supposed to end at 11 p.m. But of course it did not. Only the arrival of some policemen could remind the guests that it was somehow already past midnight. Of course the police were really friendly and let the crowd continue partying. They probably would have joined us if they had been allowed to do so. However, it was the first time in the history of the State Representation that a party was visited by the police. Next morning most of us looked like we needed to sleep a little longer but there was an exciting day waiting.       

Posted in 2007-07: EYMD 2007| 29.06.07

By: Nora Marie Zaremba