On May 9, at the initiative of the Center of Public Organizations of Volyn "Our Cause" and the "New Stav" Foundation, under the patronage of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Lutsk and People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar, an award ceremony was held for participants of the "European Olympiad." The competition, announced among School European Clubs, was held in two areas — testing on the topic of geography, economy, and traditions of the member countries of the European Union, and a presentation of decorative art works and student works on European themes. Based on the results of the competition, awards were received by European clubs of Lutsk schools No. 26, 14, 21, 4, and the gymnasium from the city of Rivne. Patron of the Program "Building Europe Together!" Volodymyr Bondar, during his greeting to the Olympiad participants, emphasized: "I, and many of my colleagues, were saddened when on May 1 Ukraine was not among the many new EU members. I realized that Europe is not simply a community of states or a community of citizens who live on one territory. Europe — is a basic understanding of life, it is a basic model of the functioning of society, it is an understanding of the basic social values that are inherent to these states. If we develop in the direction of developing these values in our society, then we will build Europe here regardless of how soon we structurally join this community." Volodymyr Bondar is sincerely convinced — whatever the skeptics say, Ukraine is going to Europe: "We are going to Europe, we are building Europe," says the People's Deputy. "This path is irreversible for us." The organizers of the competition noted the importance of involving young people in Ukraine's cooperation with EU countries. "Young people express their vision of the development of Ukraine's European ties. Today they reflect their aspirations in creative works. Tomorrow this will be embodied in a concrete social position." According to Volodymyr Bondar, young people have their advantages in European aspirations, because they never lived in another state, in their lives there was only Ukraine. "Young people will do this with their own visions and approaches. They abstract themselves from those stereotypes that were in the life of our generation. And although there were some difficulties and problems in its development, all the troubles will soon pass and Ukraine will take the path that European states are following."