A two-day programme of art, dialogue, and collective exploration marking 20 years since Cyprus joined the EU19–20 December 2025 | Nicosia
As Cyprus reaches twenty years of EU membership, Are We European Now? invites the public to reflect on what Europeanness means today—beyond policy and symbolism, and within the realities of daily life.
Over two days, ABR (Alternative Brains Rule) under the project EUnity20 brings together artists, researchers, activists, and citizens in a programme that weaves public discussions, performances, screenings, and participatory workshops.
The event opens a space for honest questioning: How have EU values shaped Cyprus? Where are they still absent? And what kind of future do people on the island want to build?
At its core are four discussions exploring:
- environmental protection and democratic participation, with Klitos Papastylianou & Andromachi Sofokleous
- equality, sex education, and LGBTQI+ rights, with Costas Gavrilides & Maria Epaminonda
- borders, fear, and belonging, with Giorgos Charalambous & Nicos Trimikliniotis
- civic voice, protest rights, and youth engagement, with Giorgos Koukoumas & Christiana Xenophontos
All panels are facilitated by journalist and podcaster Eleni Antoniou, ensuring conversations that are sharp, accessible, and grounded in lived experience.
These conversations are supported by performances, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops, alongside artistic activations throughout Saturday.
The event opens on Friday evening with screenings, performances, and an introduction to the Visual Voices exhibition. Part of the art collective’s Relate series, it showcases artists with migrant backgrounds and sets the tone for a weekend where artistic expression and public dialogue meet to examine Cyprus’ evolving relationship with the European project.
EVENT DETAILS
Dates: 19–20 December 2025
Location: Artos House Nicosia
Languages: Greek (with English translation & Greek Cypriot Sign Language interpretation)
Admission is free
Registration Here: https://forms.gle/sGCCmNYdzkAEghun6
The EUnity20 project is a collaboration between @alternativebrainsrule @YEU_Cyprus @sigmalivecom
and @uol.ac.cy @uol_researchcenter. This is an EU Project Funded under the Programme CERV-2024-CITIZENS-REM.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Event Venue
Artos House, Leoforos Agion Omologiton 64, Nicosia, 1080, Λεωφόρος Αγίων Ομολογητών 64, 1080 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος, Strovolos, Cyprus
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