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EUC Photo Contest 2009

"Illinois and the European Union"

This year's theme of "Illinois and the European Union" was chosen to further increase the awareness of the close relations and the multi-faceted economic, trade, social, cultural and historical connections between the state of Illinois and the European Union.

The winning photos will be displayed at the University of Illinois EU Center's annual European Union Day on October, 21.

1st Place

Alexandru Balas:
"Granada's whitewashed stone houses"

Illini overlooks the hills of Granada from the height of Alhambra

Illini overlooks the hills of Granada from the height of Alhambra

2nd Place

Iva Yankova:

IL Overlooking the Beauty of Bulgaria

IL Overlooking the Beauty of Bulgaria

3rd Place

Aslihan Karatas:

Alma Mater's EU Spirit

Alma Mater's EU Spirit

Honorable mention

Alexandru Balas
Where is our "I" in Amsterdam?

The 'I' of U of I in front of Rijskmuseum in Amsterdam

The "I" of U of I in front of Rijskmuseum in Amsterdam

Honorable mention

Angela Glaros

Church and State. Greek and Byzantine flags flying in front of a church on Skyros, Greece on March 25, 2008 – a day which marks both the Orthodox Christian Feast of the Annunciation and Greek Independence Day, the national celebration of the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.

Church and State. Greek and Byzantine flags flying in front of a church on Skyros, Greece on March 25, 2008 – a day which marks both the Orthodox Christian Feast of the Annunciation and Greek Independence Day, the national celebration of the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.