Events

As part of the French Presidency the Robert Schuman Foundation co-organised a seminar in Warsaw on 28th October - "Does Europe need another Robert Schuman?".

As part of the French Presidency of the European Union, the Embassy of France in Romania together with the Romanian Foreign Office, the European Commission, the Robert Schuman Foundation and the French Institute of Romania are organising a seminar on 14th October in Bucharest "On the Black Sea, the European Union's New Border" notably with Lazar Comanescu, Romanian Foreign Minister and Henri Guaino, Special Advisor to the President of the French Republic in attendance.

As part of the European cultural season and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Alliance Française of Cork organised a conference on 8th October on "Europe, an international power" with Etienne Davignon in attendance (former Vice-President of the European Commission), together with Vaira Vike-Freiberge (former President of Latvia), Michael Martin(Irish Foreign Minister) and Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres (Ambassador of the European Cultural Season and former French Culture and Communication Minister). Thierry Chopin, Research Director at the Foundation spoke as part of a panel on "Europe and Globalisation."

As part of the French Presidency of the EU, Jean-Dominique Giuliani, chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation took part in a debate entitled "The EU on the international scene: what means for what goals?" on 30th September in the Finnish Parliament. Debate focused on the CFSP, the consequences of enlargement, EU relations with the USA, China and Africa.

The Gerb and the Robert Schuman Foundation organised a conference in Sofia on 17th September on the theme of "What kind of foreign policy should Europe adopt?". The Mayor of Sofia, Boiko Borissov and the Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Jean-Dominique Giuliani was in attendance.

As part of the spring for Europe a conference/debate is being organised on 27th May in Sofia, Bulgaria together with many personalities including Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Alain Lamassoure and Jean-Dominique Giuliani.

As part of "Spring for Europe" a conference on the future of the European Union took place on 27th May in Sofia together with a number of personalities including Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Gueorgui Parvanov, Alain Lamassoure, Meglena Kuneva and Jean-Dominique Giuliani. This conference was organised by the embassies of France and Germany in Bulgaria with the support of the Robert Schuman and Konrad Adenauer Foundations.

As part of "Spring for Europe" a conference on the future of the European Union will take place on 27th May in Sofia together with a number of personalities including Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Alain Lamassoure, Elmar Brok, Meglena Kuneva and Jean-Dominique Giuliani. This conference is being organised by the embassies of France and Germany in Bulgaria with the support of the Robert Schuman and Konrad Adenauer Foundations.

The 15th Euro-Polish Meeting is taking place between 5th and 11th May; there will be conferences and an exhibition. The highlight will be the Schuman Parade on 10th May in partnership with the Robert Schuman Foundation together with the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, the Mayor of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the Mayor Berlin, Klaus Wovereit and several MEPs.

April 3rd and 4th, a international seminary was held in Bruges by the College of Europe and the Franco-German Institut, on the themes of "the role of the franco-german tandem in the European Union's boost". Political and academic leaders, as well as practiciens, discussed the principal elements of the Franco-German axes. Pascal Joannin, General Director of the Robert Schuman Foundation, participated to this seminary.