This article is about the event, for the Croatian novel see, Café Europa

Cafe Europa

This article is about the book, for the 2006 Europe Day event see, Café EuropeCafé Europa: Life After Communism is a 1996 book by Slavenka Drakulić, the noted Croatian writer. It talks about the experiences of the peoples of Eastern Europe after the retreat of Communism and the fall of the Iron...

Café Europe, Café d'Europe or also Café Europa was a cultural initiative of the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n presidency of the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

, held on Europe Day

Europe Day

In Europe, Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. There are two separate designations of Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union...

 (9 May 2006) in 27 café

Café

A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

s of the capitals of the then 25 EU member states and the two countries which would join the Union in 2007. Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, the capital of Austria, is well-known for its long and vibrant café culture, dating back from the first introduction of coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

 to Europe as a result of the wars with the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Sweet Europe

The initiative also included a presentation, called Sweet Europe, of typical sweets and cakes of every member state.

	Gugelhupf Gugelhupf A Gugelhupf or Gugelhopf is a southern German, Austrian, Swiss and Alsatian term for a marble cake or Bundt cake. The part "Gugel-" is a variation of the Middle High German word Kugel...
	Waffles
	Sweet rice with milk (мляко с ориз)
	Baclava (μπακλαβάς)
	Koláč
	Danish pastry Danish pastry Danish pastry is a sweet pastry which has become a specialty of Denmark and neighbouring Scandinavian countries and is popular throughout the industrialized world, although the form it takes can differ significantly from country to country...  (Wienerbrød)
	Cookies
	Laskiaispulla (Semla)
	Madeleines
	Streuselkuchen Streuselkuchen Streuselkuchen is a German specialty. Traditionally it is made of a yeast dough covered with crumbs. The main ingredients for the crumbs are sugar, fat and flour, which are mixed at a 1:1:2 ratio....
	Vasilopita Vasilopita Vasilopita is a New Year's Day bread or cake in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe and the Balkans which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver...  (Βασιλόπιτα)
	Dobos Torta Dobos Cake Dobos torte or Dobosh is a Hungarian cake named after its inventor, a well-known Hungarian confectioner, József C. Dobos in 1884. It is a five-layer sponge cake, layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with thin caramel slices...
	Scones
	Tiramisù Tiramisu Tiramisu, , , literally "pick me up", is an Italian cake and dessert.It is made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone, and flavored with liquor and cocoa...
	Rupjmaizes kartojums Rupjmaizes kartojums Rupjmaizes kartojums is a traditional Latvian dessert based on the country's famous traditional dark rye bread. Rupjmaizes kartojums is similar in appearance and construction to the trifle of the British Isles, and is often called Sweet Rye Trifle, or Latvian Ambrosia among English speakers...  (Rye Trifle)
	Šakotis Šakotis Lithuanian Šakotis or Raguolis or Polish sękacz is a popular Lithuanian-Polish traditional cake....
	Apfeltorte Apple pie An apple pie is a fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. It is sometimes served with whipped cream or ice cream on top...
	Imqaret
	Tompouce
	Mazurek kajmakowy Mazurek (cake) Mazurek is a type of pastry baked in Poland, particularly at Easter, but also at other winter holidays. It is generally decorated with icing and fruit and nuts.-Mazurek with chocolate icing:Ingredients...
	Pastel de nata Pastel de nata A pastel de nata , or pastel de Belém is a Portuguese egg tart pastry. They are common in Portugal, the Lusosphere — Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste, Goa, and Macau — and countries with significant Portuguese populations, such as Canada,...
	Cozonac Cozonac Cozonac or Kozunak is a traditional Bulgarian, Romanian and Albanian sweet bread. It is usually prepared for Easter in Bulgaria and Albania, and mostly for every major holiday in Romania....
	Walnut strudel Strudel A strudel is a type of layered pastry with a — most often sweet — filling inside, often served with cream. It became well known and gained popularity in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire....  (orechovy zavin)
	Prekmurska gibanica Prekmurska gibanica Prekmurska gibanica or Međimurska gibanica is a layered cake, originating in the region of Prekmurje, Slovenia and neighbouring Međimurje . It contains poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins, and cottage cheese fillings. Although native to Prekmurje, it has achieved the status of a national...
	Tarta de Santiago Tarta de Santiago Tarta de Santiago is a famous type of almond cake or pie from Galicia, literally meaning cake of St. James, invented in the Middle Ages. The Galician name for cake is Torta whilst it is often referred to Tarta, which is the Spanish word. The filling principally consists of ground almonds, eggs and...
	Kanelbulle Cinnamon roll A cinnamon roll is a sweet pastry served commonly in Northern Europe and North America. It consists of a rolled sheet of yeast dough onto which a cinnamon and sugar mixture is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter...
	Shortbread Shortbread Shortbread is a type of unleavened biscuit which is traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts oatmeal flour. The use of plain white flour is common today, and other ingredients like ground rice or cornflour are sometimes added to alter the texture...