Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council
Council
On 16th and 17th May 2013 the Culture, Education and Sports Ministers of the 27 Member States appointed Aarhus and Paphos as the European Capitals of... Adoption by the Bundestag of the Basel III rules
Germany
German MPs in the Bundestag adopted the new international rules governing the capitalisation of banks - the so-called Basel III - on 16th May 2103.... A further decrease in inflation
Eurostat
On 16th May 2013 Eurostat published inflation figures for April. The EU and the euro zone recorded a further decline in their annual rates, from 1.4%... Report on the quality of bathing waters in the EU
Studies/Reports
Holidaymakers this summer will be able to dive more often into the water in total safety in the 22,000 bathing areas controlled by the EU. These are... 20th German-Russian Forum
Germany
On 15th May 2013 the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle hosted his Russian counterpart Serguey Lavrov in Berlin on the occasion of the 20th... Let's turn energy transition into the couple's driving force
Germany
The French and German Environment Ministers, Delphine Batho and Peter Altmaier published an article in Le Monde on 15th May 2013. In this text they... Intergovernmental consultations between Poland and the Czech Republic
Poland
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas and a certain number of his ministers travelled to Warsaw in Poland on 13th May 2013 as part of the intergovernmental... Switzerland must define its legislation on assisted suicide
ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) deemed on 14th May 2013 that Swiss legislation did not give enough detail about the circumstances in which... Europe: Defeat or Challenge
Publications
In the face of globalisation, ageing populations and the exhaustion of public financing Gilles le Bail illustrates in his new book "Europe, defeat or... Dynamo at the Grand Palais
Culture
The exhibition Dynamo will be at the Grand Palais, Paris until 22nd July 2013 and is presenting 150 artists covering a period of 100 years. Dynamo... Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner
Culture
Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig on 22nd May 1813. Sometimes we forget that Leipzig is not just the town of Back and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Even... Given the crisis the Italian government adopts a series of measures
Financial Crisis
The Italian government led by Enrico Letta adopted a series of measures on 17th May 2013. "The first is to suspend the payment of the SCT (the Single... Hungary emerges from recession
Financial Crisis
The Hungarian economy recorded growth of 0.7% of the GDP in the first quarter of 2013 in comparison with the previous quarter thereby emerging from... Agreement between the government and the civil service unions
Financial Crisis
The Slovenian government led by Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek came to an agreement with the civil servants' unions on a new basis for civil... German growth up slightly in the first quarter
Financial Crisis
According to estimates published by the German Statistics Office Destatis on 15th May 2013 the German GDP grew slightly by 0.1% in the first quarter... "Talking Europe" hosts Antonio Vitorino
Front page!
As part of the partnership between the Robert Schuman Foundation and the Audiovisuel extérieur de la France (AEF), the Foundation is broadcasting... Award of the Pierre Pflimlin Prize
Front page!
The Robert Schuman Foundation is involved in the Pierre Pflimlin Prize to young researchers who are working on the Franco-German relationship. This... Anish Kapoor in Berlin
Culture
The Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum in Berlin is devoting an exhibition to Anish Kapoor until 24th November 2013. The artist is one of the most reputed in... The Prado Museum reveals "Hidden Beauty"
Culture
The Prado Museum in Madrid is holding an exhibition from 21st May to 10th November 2013 "Hidden Beautry. From Fra Angelico to Fortuny". This... Presentation of the "Schuman Report 2013"
Front page!
On 27th May 2013 the two co-managers of the "Schuman Report on Europe-State of the Union 2013", Thierry Chopin, Studies Director for the Robert... Euro zone GDP
Eurostat
In a press release on 15th May 2013 the European statistics office Eurostat presented its first estimate of the GDP. In the first quarter of 2013 the... The IMF approves the payment of the first aid tranche to Cyprus
IMF
On 15th May 2013 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it had approved the financial assistance plan to Cyprus and paid a first loan... Arctic Council Meeting
Sweden
The Arctic Council, an intergovernmental organisation that brings together the countries bordering the Arctic (Canada, Denmark, US, Finland, Norway,... David Cameron visits the USA
UK
On a trip to the USA British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke on 13th May 2013 with the President of the USA, Barack Obama. The two men spoke of... Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Council
On 13th and 14th May 2013 the 27 European Agriculture Ministers were informed of the progress made in negotiations associated to the reform of the... Economy and Finance Council
Council
The 27 Finance Ministers agreed on 14th May 2013 on the need for greater cooperation between the national, European and international levels notably... The Eurogroup encourages Cyprus and Greece
Financial Crisis
On 13th May 2013 the 17 Euro zone Finance Ministers supported the European Stability Mechanism's decision to pay a first tranche of aid totalling... Portugal is on the right path according to the OECD
Financial Crisis
On 14th May the OECD issued a satisfecit on the ambitious, courageous structural reforms undertaken by Portugal whilst calling for a return to growth... France officially enters into recession
Financial Crisis
On 15th May 2013 the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) announced that France technically entered into recession after two... Franco-German Economy Day
Front page!
On 23rd May 2013 the Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Jean-Dominique Giuliani will be taking part in the Franco-German Economy Day...