From the European Parliament's (EP) beginnings in the early 1950s, its members (MEPs)
pursued the creation of a Community youth policy. Through a variety of measures directed at
young persons, MEPs hoped to forge pro-European generations willing to become actively
involved in the project of closer integration. A major part of this endeavour was MEPs' pursuit
of creating a collective memory of an integrated Europe, entailing a shared image of the
Community as guarantor of peace and prosperity, and as a space of shared cultural …