The declaration of 9 May 1950 is considered the founding text of European integration. Delivered by Robert Schuman, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the Salon de l'Horloge of the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, this declaration proposed the creation of a European organisation responsible for pooling French and German coal and steel production and gave rise to the first European Community (ECSC). In 1985, 9 May was declared "Europe Day". We offer you the full text of this declaration by Robert Schuman's.

In 1950, Robert Schuman declared that Europe would be made by creating de facto solidarity. Today, spontaneous and unrestricted solidarity is the condition for Europeans to be powerful, Jean-Dominique Giuliani emphasises. From the Covid crisis to Turkey's provocations, the European states must assume what their citizens are already demanding and practising.

Paul Collowald followed as a journalist the Schuman Declaration and the first steps of the Coal and Steel Community, before becoming spokesperson at the European Commission and then Director General of Information of the European Parliament. He shares with the Foundation his testimony on the historic day of May 9, 1950 and his vision of Europe today.

To provide humanitarian aid to the North Korean people and promote future denuclearisation of the peninsula, the European Union should open a diplomatic channel with the regime, says the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Commission of the South Korean National Assembly.

The Foundation published the following studies in April:
- Germany turns the page post-Merkel by Frank Baasner and Stefan Seidendorf
- The governance of the European Defence Fund by the students of Sciences Po Strasbourg, of the Master 2 Europe
- The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on posted workers: the new posting framework by Sachka Stefanova-Behlert and Martina Menghi
- Protecting the checks and balances to save the Rule of Law by Eric Maurice
- The parliamentary elections reveal the extreme fragmentation of the Bulgarian political scene: the composition of the government will be difficult and the risk of instability high by Corinne Deloy

Angela Merkel, who has headed the German government since 2005, will step down after the federal elections on 26 September. The election also heralds a profound change in the political landscape, with the Christian Democrats seeking to renew their candidates, the Social Democrats losing ground and the Greens representing an alternative force for the first time.

11/05/2021 European States are trying to strike a balance between health measures and maintaining business activities and family ties, while trying to coordinate their action. The Foundation offers you a summary of the health measures in place and travel conditions across Europe. An indispensable, regularly updated resource designed to help you understand the situation.

21/04/2021 In response to the pandemic, governments have restricted certain fundamental rights such as freedom of movement. Meanwhile, the state of the rule of law in Poland and other Member States continues to be a concern. The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, explained how the European Commission is dealing with these issues. Please note that this conference was held in French.

11/02/2021 The Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke at an exclusive videoconference on the reindustrialisation of Europe and economic innovation in the context of the climate and digital transition. This event was organised by the Foundation in partnership with the Institut Catholique de Paris and the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lille. Please note that this conference was held in French.

Since the rigged presidential election of August 9, the Belarusian people have been protesting against the continued rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. While the opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in exile in Lithuania and arrests of opponents and police violence continue, the European Union is calling for political dialogue and preparing sanctions against the regime. To follow this crisis, the Foundation offers you a chronology of events and links to European reactions and initiatives.

01/02/2021 The Foundation organised, in partnership with the Catholic Institute of Paris, an exclusive videoconference with High Representative Josep Borrell who addressed the major issues that the European Union is currently facing on the international scene. Please note that this conference was held in French.

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.