Robert Schuman Foundation

The US trade policy is destabilising the international trade system severely. The EU is fighting to maintain stability of a system under dire threat. This is an extremely difficult task but also a historic occasion to modify and adapt the international system to future challenges.

In his most recent editorial, Jean-Dominique Giuliani writes about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong and their significance for freedom and liberty as we know it in Europe.

Portugal is one of the rare EU Member States to be led by a socialist, Antonio Costa (PS) and where, for the time being, the populist and extremists are absent. According to the polls the country is due to retain its status as a European exception after the general election on 6th October. A question remains however: will they be able to win the absolute majority?

02/09/2019 The Austrians aged at least 16 are being called to ballot on 29th September to elect the 183 members of the National Council (Nationalrat), the lower house of Parliament. This election, which is being held three years ahead of schedule, follows the dismissal of the government chaired by Chancellor Kurz (People's Party, ÖVP) by the National Council on 27th May last.According to the most recent poll by Research Affairs between 22nd and 28th August last, the People's Party (ÖVP) is due to draw ahead easily with 35% of the vote. It is due to be followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) with 21%, then the Freedom Party, 19%, Greens-Alternative Green (DG) with 11%, the liberals of NEOS-New Austria (NEOS), 9% and finally JETZT, a left-wing ecologist party, 2%.

Contrary to popular discourse, Jean-Dominique Giuliani shows that the European Union has the means to address the new challenges of the 21st century. Europe has succeeded beyond the expectations of its founding fathers. It can still succeed in guaranteeing its place among the three greatest powers in the world by the end of the century.

After the confirmation of Ursula von der Leyen as new president of the European Commission, Jean-Dominique Giuliani writes in his editorial: "She is the right person for the right post".

07/01/2019 The Robert Schuman Foundation has published a new edition of its Permanent Atlas of the European Union. The second edition of this unique book, written by experts from the Robert Schuman Foundation, provides a comprehensive and easily accessible overview of the Union, the euro area and each of its 28 Member States. It summarises historical milestones and political and statistical realities of the Union and offers more than 50 physical and geopolitical maps of Europe. Available now!

17/07/2019 The European Parliament, elected on 23rd-26th May met for the first time on 2nd July. It elected its President, David Sassoli and bureau (14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors). You can consult our special internet site for the names of the 7 political groups to which the 751 MEPs belong, the name of the chairs and vice-chairs of the political groups and the most recent news regarding the establishment of the 22 parliamentary committees and the election of the President of the European Commission.

02/08/2019 The Foundation has published in July the following studies:
- From the G20 in Osaka to the G7 in Biarritz: where is Europe going? by Jean-Paul Betbèze
- Europe, Disinformation and Fake news by Mariya Gabriel
- Towards a renewed Euro-African partnership by Alexandre Kateb
- The 9th European legislature, a new political landscape by Eric Maurice, Cindy Schweitzer, Magali Menneteau et Delphine Bougassas-Gaullier
- The right-wing opposition wins the general election in Greece by Corinne Deloy
- Von der Leyen: the right choice by Jean-Dominique Giuliani
- And yet it moves! by Jean-Dominique Giuliani