Fondation Robert Schuman

■ Sites :

Everything you wanted to know about the European Elections 2024

From 6 to 9 June 2024, Europeans are invited to elect their MEPs for the next five years. The Foundation has set up a website to help you understand the elections and the issues at stake, and to follow the campaign with the lists of candidates and the programmes of all the parties.

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Launch of the Schuman Network

09/11/2023

On 9th November the Foundation launched the Schuman Network, an initiative aimed at promoting debate and reflection on European issues by think tanks. Seven of these think tanks from Germany, Croatia, Greece, Poland and Romania have already joined the network, which is open to others, with a view to bringing together a wide selection of contributions on the future of Europe

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■ Schuman papers :

Artificial Intelligence: Europe must start dreaming again

27/11/2023

The artificial intelligence revolution represents a unique opportunity that Europe cannot afford to miss. According to Lorenzo Ancona and Niccolo Bianchini, AI can be an engine for growth, a lever for catching up in terms of productivity and wage growth, and a fertile seedbed for creativity, genius and talent.

Europe's locally elected representatives, key players in the ecological transition

20/11/2023

The principle of subsidiarity is a fundamental principle of European law and could, in environmental matters, be the spearhead of a better environmental appreciation by European citizens and a tool for our leaders. For Ferréol Delmas, mayors in particular have a major role to play.

Biomass governance requirements in Europe

13/11/2023

All sectors of the European economy are developing decarbonisation strategies based on replacing fossil fuels with renewable raw materials. Conflicts of use therefore seem likely; with undesired economic effects such as impacts on food prices. According to Claire Tutenuit, new governance mechanisms, particularly for biomass, still need to be invented.

Revision of the Treaties: is Europe ready for a qualitative leap forward?

06/11/2023

Following the conference on the future of Europe, the discussion about a future revision of the European treaties is once again in the air, particularly in view of future enlargements. Reforms to abolish vetoes, change voting rules, strengthen democracy and reorganise the European area are all being considered. For Dimitris Triantafyllou, some of these reforms can undoubtedly be carried out within the framework of the current treaties, with a few innovations. Others will be more difficult, as they will require a revision of the Treaties, which would first require changes to the revision procedures. The main thing is for Europe to be effective.

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Victory for the radical right in the Dutch general election

27/11/2023

It was a big surprise in the Netherlands, where the radical right-wing Freedom Party (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, came out ahead in the general election on 22 November. The question now is whether a coalition can emerge from this election, and in what timeframe.

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Map of the European Recovery Plans

In response to the economic and social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union has set up a €672.5 billion recovery fund, known as the "Recovery and Resilience Facility", to be used by Member States in the form of grants and loans. The Foundation offers you an interactive map of the plans country by country, to learn more about the amounts, timetables and priorities.

■ Auditions :

Enlargement of the European Union

30/11/2023

On 30 November, the Senate's European Affairs Committee organised a hearing on the enlargement of the European Union, in which the Chairman of the Foundation took part.

Sovereignty

29/11/2023

On 29 November, as part of its annual 2024 study, the Conseil d'État held a hearing with the Chairman of the Foundation.

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■ Events :

Agora Schuman

28/11/2023

The Foundation, Grand Est-Europe, the Permanent Representations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and France to the European Union, and the European Movement International organised the first Schuman Agora on 28th November in Brussels, on the theme "What kind of Europe do we want for 2029".

Prague European Summit

15/11/2023

As part of the Prague European Summit, an annual conference on European issues, Eric Maurice, head of the Brussels office, took part in a round table discussion on Europe and the new geopolitical order following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 15 November.

Presentation EurHope Campaign Results

10/11/2023

With a view to the European elections, EurHope has created a forum for dialogue between young Europeans in 22 languages across the 27 Member States. The proposals resulting from this first phase were presented on 10 November in Madrid. Stefanie Buzmaniuk, Senior research fellow responsible for development, spoke at the event.

Paxa Europea. The European Union, an area of peace on borrowed time

09/11/2023

To mark the 60th anniversary of the European Documentation Centres, the University of Tours organised a symposium on Peace in Europe on 9 and 10 November. The Foundation was associated with this event, and Jean-Dominique Giuliani was one of the keynote speakers.

■ The foundation in the media :

Enlargement of the union

Ukraine will be a breath of fresh air for old Europe

12/11/2023

Ukraine's accession to the EU: "We are sending an indirect message to Vladimir Putin"

08/11/2023

Elections in the netherlands

After the triumph, Geert Wilders in search of allies

22/11/2023

Netherlands/Far right : Surprise victory

23/11/2023

Netherlands: Victory for the far right

23/11/2023

With just a few months to go before the European elections, the lesson of the legislative elections in the Netherlands is that "the protest and identity-based vote is on the rise"

23/11/2023