Democracy and citizenship

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Florent Ménégaux

2 December 2025

“America innovates, Europe regulates": we have heard this phrase many times, revealing a fundamental difference in approach between the two continents. America undoubtedly produces economic giants, and Europe specialises in regulating them, failing to bring forth true world champions of...

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1 July 2025

The Schuman Report on Europe, State of the Union 2025 is now available! This 16th edition highlights the European Union's strategic acceleration in the face of global upheaval and its projection into a new phase of its history. Twenty-one contributions from experts provide a relevant analysis of the major issues of our time. Enriched with maps and annotated statistics, the Schuman Report 2025 is an indispensable tool for understanding the multidimensional challenges facing contemporary Europe. The ebook is available on the websites of the Robert Schuman Foundation and major bookshops.

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19 November 2025

The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies organises an open lecture by Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, on Wednesday, 19 November 2025,.The lecture, titled “Democratic Resilience in Europe in Times of Polarisation,” is organized in cooperation...

Elections in Europe

 
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Corinne Deloy

4 November 2025

Democrats 66 (D66), a centre-left liberal party led by Rob Jetten, emerged as the strongest party in the snap general election in the Netherlands on 29 October. As opinion polls had predicted, D66 continued to rise in the polls throughout the final days of the campaign and ultimately beat Geert...

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Paul Gogo

15 July 2025

Following the failure of negotiations on Ukraine, the Kremlin's attitude should be viewed through the prism of its fears and obsessions. ‘I consider Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours,’ Vladimir Putin declared on 20 June at the St Petersburg...

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9 November 2024

since one year, the Schuman Network, an initiative of the Foundation, is working to promote the sharing of ideas on a European scale. With 21 members from 13 European countries, the Schuman Network is a forum to pool research on current European issues. Since its launch, over 130 studies have been published.

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Europeans, too accustomed to the comfort of peace, underestimate the seriousness of the threats they face, between Russian aggression and the unpredictability of an America tempted to withdraw. In a world where conflict could be devastating, any weakness in the face of authoritarian regimes would be dangerous. Europe must take responsibility for its own security, stop being defensive and go on the offensive to assert its democratic model.

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Gender equality

 
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Juliette Bachschmidt

4 March 2025

The role of women in major economic and social transformations is often underestimated, yet it is fundamental. From the work of female textile workers during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century to their involvement in hitherto male-dominated sectors such as technology, digital technology...

Democracy and citizenship

 
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Laurent Mayet

7 October 2025

Since the joint communication presented on 13 October 2021, ‘A stronger EU commitment to a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic region’, the Union's Arctic policy has not been updated or adapted whilst the geopolitical context has changed radically with Russia's war of aggression...

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