The ability to travel, a pillar of European integration, has been challenged by the pandemic and is undergoing profound transformation. From urban mobility to travel between Member States, transport policy is now linked to the dual digital and climate transition.

From Belarus to China, the application of human rights is becoming increasingly difficult. Human rights, an inalienable value guaranteed by our constitutions and the European treaties, deserve a resolute commitment from Europe throughout the world, stresses Jean-Dominique Giuliani.

20/07/2021 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.

Canadian researcher Frédéric Mérand studied the workings of the European Commission from within for four years and has written a book, "A Sociologist in the European Commission", based on his experience. He explains how the crises of recent years have changed the institution and the functioning of the Union as a whole.

In the summer of 2021, Europe is starting to implement its recovery plan, prepare its climate transition and develop its economic, industrial and geopolitical strategies to face the challenges of the post-pandemic world. Each week the Robert Schuman Foundation analyses these issues and contributes to debate and thought that will shape the Europe of tomorrow. Consult the compilation of our publications of the past year: policy papers, editorials and analyses of the European elections in Europe.

The provisional results of the parliamentary elections held in Bulgaria on 11 July give a very narrow victory to the party Such a People Exist, led by Slavi Trifonov (23.91%), ahead of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with 23.69% of the vote.

On 14 July, the Commission is due to present measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030 compared to 1990, the target set by the climate law adopted in April-May by the Parliament and the Council. These measures, known as "fit for 55", should both extend and deepen the current scope of the EU's climate action.

01/07/2021 The Foundation published the following studies in June:
- Participating in European Sovereignty through the Law by Hugo Pascal
- From the Barcelona Process to the Mediterranean Programme, a fragile Partnership with the European Union by Pierre Mirel
- Governance of the European Union: changing approaches without changing the treaties by Jean-Dominique Giuliani
- The Franco-Italian relationship on the eve of the Quirinal Treaty: between asymmetry and proximity by Gilles Gressani
- The Democratic Rally of President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades comes out ahead in the general elections in Cyprus in a vote marked by the discontent of the electorate by Corinne Deloy
- Bulgarians go to the polls again on 11 July to elect their MPs by Corinne Deloy
- A turning point for NATO by Jean-Dominique Giuliani

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.

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.

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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.