During the final European Citizens' Panels in Dublin, Ireland, citizens decided make the family photo with the Ukrainian flag as a sign of European solidarity and out of respect for the victims of the war in Ukraine.

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Conference on the Future of Europe - Panel 1 : Stronger economy, social justice, jobs, education, culture, sport, digital transformation - Citizens support to Ukraine: family photo with Ukrainian flag and statement

External shots of Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, 25/02/2022, (1 shot)

Family photo with citizens paying tribute to Ukrainian citizens, Dublin, Ireland, 25/02/2022, (4 shots)

Plenary session with Irish citizen asking people to pay tribute to Ukrainian citizen, Dublin, Ireland, 25/02/2022, (2 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Eoin, Irish citizen, So how can we at least, you know, so the citizens came up with the idea together, they felt strongly that it was important to have some sort of show of support for the Ukrainian people. So as suggested in the WhatsApp group, because I'm the only person that lives in Dublin, I ran away in Dublin yesterday trying to get the last Ukrainian flag. So we had them for the conference. So that's basically how it came about. OK, and how did the conference have to try to get them close to the potential? You could help ensure the votes of the citizens. I just think we're representative of EU citizens as a whole. I think it's really important we show a united stance against what's happening in Russia. We all feel very strongly about this war that it needs to end. So I think this picture goes out on social media, I think could be very symbolic and hopefully can make a difference