Robert Schuman Foundation

The Polish Constitutional Tribunal recently ruled that the Treaty on European Union is incompatible with the Polish Constitution. The government presents this decision as a defence of national sovereignty against the excessive imposition of EU law, whereas it is primarily intended to protect the government from judicial control over its justice reforms and their consequences for judges.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was a great president and a great European, to whom the Robert Schuman Foundation was close, and with whom it often had the privilege to work. He honoured us with shared convictions. Europe owes him a lot. A tribute to former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 2 December, the anniversary of his death in 2020.

The Foundation published the following studies in November:
- The rule of law in Poland or the false argument of the primacy of European law by Eric Maurice
- EU sets new course for the Arctic by Laurent Mayet
- Europe and the challenge set by history by Alain Lamassoure
- "Overall the European Union is perceived as an important player" Interview with Pierre Mayaudon
- "A European political and public space has emerged from the crises" Interview with Luuk Van Middelaar
- In Bulgaria, "We continue the change" wins the parliamentary elections and incumbent Rumen Radev is well placed to be re-elected on 21 November by Corinne Deloy
- Outgoing Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev wins the presidential election by Corinne Deloy

On 26 September, Germans voted to elect their MPs and indirectly choose Angela Merkel's successor after 16 years in the Chancellery. On 24 November, the SPD, the Greens and the FDP made public the coalition contract of the 'Ampel' government, the programme they plan to implement for the next 4 years.

06/12/2021 To follow the evolution of the situation, the Foundation offers you a complete map of the sanitary measures in place and the travel conditions across Europe. An essential resource that is regularly updated.

In order to respond 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 first plans were adopted in July. The Foundation provides you with an interactive map of the plans country by country, to find out more about the amounts, timetables and priorities.

The EU has extended sanctions against Belarus with sectoral measures, in particular on trade and financial services. EU leaders called once again for an end to repression, the release of political prisoners and the organisation of free elections. To follow the crisis since the rigged presidential election of August 2020, the Foundation offers you a chronology of events and links to European responses and initiatives.

30/04/2021 The Robert Schuman Foundation has published a new edition of its Permanent Atlas of the European Union. The third edition of this unique book provides a comprehensive and easily accessible overview of the Union, the euro area and each of the 27 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.

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18/12/2020 Confronted by the first wave of epidemics that swept across Europe in March 2020, parliaments were forced to respond quickly. The relation with time that parliaments have developed in this regard is complex and largely conditioned by the urgency of the situation. This study aims to report on the impact of the pandemic on the leading democratic institution in our countries - the Parliament. The Robert Schuman Foundation, in partnership with this university network, has published a series of contributions on the developments in the functioning of the parliaments of twelve states European countries during this particular year as well as the European Parliament.