... is Europe Day. It concerns all the citizens of the European Union as it celebrates the declaration made by Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. On that day, five years after the end of the Second World War, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Robert Schuman, proposed to Germany and other countries the creation of a European organisation whose purpose would be to pool coal and steel production. He thus launched the founding call for the construction of Europe and the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). At the Milan European Council in 1985, the Heads of State and Government decided to establish 9 May as "Europe Day". It has been remembered every year since 1986.
Europe has an opportunity for change
Roberta Metsola
In a text written for the Foundation on the occasion of Europe Day, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola underlines that Europe has shown the world unprecedented determination, solidarity and unity against the Russian war in Ukraine, and calls on European leaders to be bold in responding to the challenges and expectations of citizens.
Robert Schuman's text of 9 May 1950
Who was
Robert Schuman ?
One of Europe's Founding Fathers
Consult the document regarding the Founding Fathers of Europe
Consult Jacques Rigaud's text: « 18 years in 1950: the European destiny of a generation »
Political
notes
Order Robert Schuman's book « For Europe » :
The Conference on the Future of Europe closes on 9 May 2022 in Strasbourg with the presentation of its final report to the Presidents of the European Parliament, Council and Commission.
The Conference, launched on 9 May 2021, gave a voice to Europe's citizens to reflect on how the Union can tackle challenges in a number of areas including health, the environment and social justice. Citizens' proposals were collected on a multilingual participatory platform and in multiple meetings and workshops across Europe. They were debated and shaped in thematic panels and plenary sessions involving representatives of European, national and local institutions.
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Ode
to joy
Listen to the European anthem
A bibliography relating to Robert Schuman
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Robert Schuman. Du Lorrain des frontières au père de l'Europe. |
Robert Schuman, homme d'État |
Robert Schuman |
Robert Schuman |
La vie et l'oeuvre de Robert Schuman |
De la déclaration Schuman à Pour l'Europe |
History of a treaty
This film is a retrospective of the events that marked the creation (1951) and the early years of the Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It also describes the functioning of the ECSC institutions: High Authority and Court of Justice. In particular, it includes an extract from the speech given by Robert SCHUMAN on 9 May 1950 proposing the creation of the ECSC, the signing of the Treaty in Paris on 18 April 1951, the speeches given by Jean MONNET on 10 August 1952 at the inauguration of the ECSC High Authority and on 30 April 1953, on the eve of the opening of the European common market for steel and coal. (USIS Fund)
GENERIC
Director : Wronecki, Daniel
Author of the pre-existing music: Dvorák, Antonin
Participants : Monnet, Jean ; Schuman, Robert
Documentary on Robert Schuman's declaration - The Birth of Europe
On 9 May 1950 in the Salon de l'Horloge, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman launched, in a now famous declaration, the founding call for the construction of Europe. This declaration announces the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The EPP television channel produced a documentary on the declaration made on 9 May 1950 by Robert Schuman in which Jacques-René Rabier recounts this historic day.