Digital and technologies

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Valeria Falce

21 October 2025

Europe should wake up, the Draghi report stated more than a year ago. One of the priorities was and still is to close the innovation gap in advanced technologies.  Among the many strategic, economic and legal implications of warning as severe as this, an unobvious one was recently...

News

 
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1 July 2025

The Schuman Report on Europe, State of the Union 2025 is now available! This 16th edition highlights the European Union's strategic acceleration in the face of global upheaval and its projection into a new phase of its history. Twenty-one contributions from experts provide a relevant analysis of the major issues of our time. Enriched with maps and annotated statistics, the Schuman Report 2025 is an indispensable tool for understanding the multidimensional challenges facing contemporary Europe. The ebook is available on the websites of the Robert Schuman Foundation and major bookshops.

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29 September 2025

The Moldovans have overwhelmingly confirmed their wish for a European future, despite Russia's interference and destabilising manoeuvres. The vote on 28 September is a clear rejection of Moscow's influence. Transnistria remains a point of tension, but the motivations for secession appear doomed to failure. This election serves as a reminder that Europe continues to embody hope and sends a strong message to both the Kremlin and Western democracies.

Democracy and citizenship

 
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Laurent Mayet

7 October 2025

Since the joint communication presented on 13 October 2021, ‘A stronger EU commitment to a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic region’, the Union's Arctic policy has not been updated or adapted whilst the geopolitical context has changed radically with Russia's war of aggression...

Elections in Europe

 
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Corinne Deloy

7 October 2025

The Dutch are being called to the polls on 29 October to elect the 150 members of the Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal), the lower house of parliament. The general elections are being held two years early, following the departure of Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) from the...

Future and outlook

 
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9 November 2024

since one year, 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 130 studies have been published.

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Despite recurring criticism of its slowness and divisions, the European Union is moving forward, particularly on defence issues in the face of external threats. Its military budget is growing rapidly and principles such as European preference are emerging. As mistrust of the United States grows, Europe is asserting its sovereignty more strongly. It remains a beacon of democracy and the rule of law, capable of adapting to the challenges of today's world.

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Elections in Europe

 
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Corinne Deloy

7 October 2025

The Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO, which means ‘yes’ in Czech), the populist party of former Prime Minister (2017-2021) Andrej Babis, won a landslide victory in the general election on 3 and 4 October 2025. ANO garnered 34.52% of the vote and took 80 seats, an increase of eight...

Gender equality

 
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22 July 2024

Of the MEPs who took office on 16 July, 38.6% are women. These are the figures compiled by the Foundation in its summary tables ranking the Member States of the European Union according to female representation in political bodies. The three tables examine parity within governments, national parliaments and the European Parliament.

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