Events

On 16th December the Robert Schuman Foundation hosted a group of students studying for a Masters Degree in "Teaching, Education and Training" and presented them with the functioning and the tasks of the think-tank that works for Europe. Magali Balent, Projects Director at the Foundation spoke to the students and gave a lecture on the theme of "The Robert Schuman Foundation, a European player at the time of euroscepticism: functioning, tasks and the promotion of European integration."

As part of the 13th "Rencontres de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée" (FHP), which will take place in Marseilles on 3rd and 4th December, Jacques Barrot, former Healthcare and Social Security Minister and Member of the Robert Schuman Foundation Board is holding a conference on the theme "What kind of healthcare for Europe in the future?" on 4th December at 3pm.

The Robert Schuman Foundation is organising a meeting on 3rd December with Philippe Maystadt, former President of the European Investment Bank and Special Advisor to the European Commissioner responsible for making proposals in view of increasing the EU's influence in setting down and adopting accounting standards. Discussions will focus on "The EU and financing the economy long term".

On 26th and 27th November 2013 the 12th congress on European Security and Defence took place in Berlin. Several personalities took part. A round-table on Europe was organised notably in the presence of Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Robert Schuman the Robert Schuman Foundation is organising a conference together with the General Council of Moselle on "Franco-German outlook for the EU" on 21st November 2013 at 5pm at the Robert Schuman House in Scy-Chazelles. Doris Pack and Nathalie Griesback MEPs as well as Bernard de Montferrand, former Ambassador of France in Germany and Ronja Kempin, Research Director at SWP, will be taking part in the debate.

The Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Jean-Dominique Giuliani will be taking part in a debate in Marseilles, European Capital of Culture on 15th November 2013 on the theme of "Comment imaginer l'Europe de demain?" (Imagining Tomorrow's Europe).

As part of the series of conferences on the "Crisis and the EU's candidate countries" organised by the French Institute Skopje with the support of the Robert Schuman Foundation, a third conference entitled "The Debt Crisis: danger or opportunity for the European integration of the Western Balkans" will be taking place on 14th November 2013 in Skopje with Gaëlle Pério Valéro, a Balkan specialist, researcher for the Robert Schuman Foundation and journalist based in the Balkans for the last few years

As part of its series of conferences in 2013 the Maison de l'Europe in Rennes is hosting Jean-Paul Betbèze, economist and member of the Robert Schuman Foundation's Scientific Committee on 5th November at 6:30 pm for a debate on the "The Social Market Economy : a compass for Europe."

On 5th November 2013 the Robert Schuman Foundation's General Manager, Pascale Joannin will be speaking at a round table on the theme of the reputation of think-tanks on the occasion of "Reputation Day".

The Robert Schuman Foundation hosted a delegation of American students in its offices on 22nd October 2013 as part of the DIS exchange programme (Danish Institute for Study Abroad). The debates, with Thierry Chopin, Studies Director at the Foundation and Jean-Paul Betbèze, General Manager of Betbèze Consulting SAS and member of the Foundation's Scientific Council, focused on the euro zone crisis and its effects on the EU.