In 2016 Madeleina Kay organised a project called the EU Christmas Advent Calendar. Everyday in December she created a new illustration of the benefits of EU membership.
The ’24 Reasons to Remain’ were then printed as postcards, booklets, badges and posters through a crowdfunding project.
1st December – ACCESS TO THE SINGLE MARKET!
2nd December – 43 YEARS OF PEACE
3rd December – ERASMUS+ opportunities for students to live and work abroad
4th December) ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE – Investment in renewable energies
5th December) EUROPEAN MEDICINE AGENCY – Funded by the EU
6th December) CLEAN AIR QUALITY – Commonly agreed EU standards
7th December) INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COLLABORATION – Cross-cultural research programmes funded by the EU
8th December) EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT – Help fighting Crime
9th December) EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
10th December) The EU Export Market – (54 % of UK goods and 40 % of UK services exported to the EU
11th December) Equal Pay Laws
12th December) Clean Beaches
13th December) The Customs Union
14th December) Cheaper Air Travel and Flight Compensation
15th December) Fisheries Funding
16th December) Consumer Rights Protection
17th December) Creative Europe
18th December) Animal Rights Protection
19th December) Infrastructure Funding
20th December) Protected Status for UK Foods
21st December ) Research Funding
22) Biodiversity Strategy
23) Cheaper and Easier Holidays
24) European Youth Orchestra