The Balkans

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Besnik Mustafaj

12 May 2026

The question of what the Western Balkans want from the European Union is currently addressed in two different ways[1]. The Western Balkans comprise Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro[2], Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Albania, six states that have made European integration a major...

Future and outlook

 
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22 December 2025

The Schuman Network, an initiative of the Foundation, is working to promote the sharing of ideas on a European scale. With 21 members from 13 European countries, the Schuman Network is a forum to pool research on current European issues. Since its launch, over 195 studies have been published.

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Democracy and citizenship

 
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Péter Magyar

31 March 2026

In the fast-changing political landscape of Europe, Hungary has set a controversial example of a new style of governance[1]. Viktor Orbán’s Hungary is often seen as the pioneer of illiberal democracy, rejecting liberal democratic norms in favour of centralizing power, manipulating...

Climate and energy

 
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Valérie Plagnol

21 April 2026

Seven weeks after the launch of the joint US-Israeli attacks against Iran on 28 February, the damage to regional production facilities and the virtual halt to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a rise in crude oil prices of nearly 60% for the WTI index and over 70% for Brent....

Elections in Europe

 
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Helen Levy

21 April 2026

On 19 April, Rumen Radev, the former President of Bulgaria (2017–2026), secured a larger-than-expected victory in the general election. His newly formed centre-left coalition, ‘Progressive Bulgaria’, secured 44.59% of the vote and 131 seats, representing an absolute majority of...

Gender equality

 
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Fondation Robert Schuman

23 December 2025

The Foundation has published profiles of 27 'European Women of Influence' to highlight the decisive role played by women in the construction and influence of the European Union. Founded on the values of equality and human rights, Europe is also being built by women who innovate, make decisions and...

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Paris is celebrating the 76th anniversary of the Declaration of 9 May 1950, the founding act of the European Community, in Place de la République. The Robert Schuman Foundation will be there all day to discuss Europe. 

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Strategy, Security and Defence

 
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Luigi Lonardo

14 April 2026

In international politics, a security guarantee is a promise made to a country that there are or there will be in place arrangements that ensure its safety. In the context of the war in Ukraine, a European security guarantee is a deterrent meant to ensure that, should a peace agreement – or,...

Transatlantic Relations

 
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Jean-Dominique Giuliani

1 January 2026

In the 20th century, America saved Europe from dictatorships. Will the 21st century see the opposite happen?

The 21st century could then be Europe's time. An era in which Europeans can live freely, be respected and in peace in a society organised first and foremost around the human person, as opposed to ideologies, brute force and irrationality.We can be an example for a world that can be saved from its eternal failings. And perhaps an opportunity for Americans who reject the current trend, so that they can reconnect with Europeans, from whom, after all, they are in part descended.

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