Our Activities in April 2023

17/04/2023

EDITORIAL

Incentive or prohibition - Two methods divided by an ocean

02/04/2023
Europeans should ask themselves about the difference in methods between the two sides of the Atlantic. One side trusts science and industry to make a success of their ecological transformation and gives them massive support; the other side favours rules and prohibitions, writes Jean-Dominique Giuliani.

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EUROPEAN ISSUES

Giorgia Meloni’s first six months

24/04/2023
Giorgia Meloni's first six months as President of the Italian Council have been praised by the international press, but the internal consensus is starting to crumble. According to Anna Bonalume, the next few months will show whether the leader of Fratelli d'Italia can solve the problems and challenges facing the country.

European policies against propaganda

17/04/2023
In response to terrorist propaganda and disinformation from the Kremlin, the European Union has chosen to promote a positive discourse on its benefits and values. For Marie Robin, it is up to the institutions to make their functioning and the measures adopted accessible and understandable to citizens.

The European Union’s new life

11/04/2023
Europe has changed, Jean-Dominique Giuliani emphasises in the introduction to the "Schuman Report on Europe, the State of the Union 2023", published by Marie B. In just under five years the European Union has acquired most of the tools it lacked to develop an industrial policy, to organise solidarity in times of hardship and a strategy of autonomy in economic and health matters.

Judging Putin

03/04/2023
The international arrest warrant issued against Vladimir Putin on 17 March by the International Criminal Court is a gamble, given the many obstacles to his eventual conviction. But according to Arnaud de Nanteuil, this decision marks an important step forward in international justice.

Taken up by the medias

18/04/2023

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS MONITOR

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy is expected to come out ahead in the parliamentary elections but without a majority

24/04/2023
According to the latest opinion poll, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy party will lead the 21 May parliamentary elections with 35.6% of the vote, ahead of the Coalition of the Radical Left-Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA) of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The elections will be held under full proportional representation for the first time in 33 years, making it difficult to form a governing majority.

The centre-right (Kok) won the parliamentary elections in Finland, followed by the nationalist populists

03/04/2023
On 2 April, the National Coalition Party (Kok) narrowly defeated the True Finns (PS) and the Social Democratic Party of outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin in the Finnish parliamentary elections, with 20.8%, 20.1% and 19.9% of the vote respectively.

Taken up by the medias

03/04/2023

01/04/2023

Bulgaria still in stalemate after 5th parliamentary elections in 2 years

03/04/2023
According to the results of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 2 April, Boyko Borissov's GERB won 26.54% of the vote and Kiril Petkov's We Continue the Change, 24.61%. The far-right Revival party came third with 14.19%. In total, six parties exceeded the 4% threshold to be represented in Parliament. Far from clarifying the situation, these, the fifth elections in two years, will probably not lead to the formation of a robust government coalition and thus to Bulgaria's emergence from the political crisis.

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STUDIES

The European Union’s Retirement Systems

To gain a better understanding of Europe the Robert Schuman Foundation has published online summary sheets of the 27 Member States of the European Union and its neighbours, including a comparison of pension systems and a map.

European measures on energy

In response to rising energy prices, Member States and the European Union have taken measures and developed plans to reduce consumption. The Foundation offers you an interactive map to understand everything, which will be regularly completed and updated.

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Map of European recovery plans

In response to the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union has launched a €672.5 billion recovery fund called the "Recovery and Resilience Facility" to provide grants and loans to Member States. The Foundation offers an interactive map of the plans country by country, showing amounts, schedules and priorities.

EVENTS

Eurocosmos

14/04/2023
On 14, 15 and 16 April, a simulation of the institutional triangle was organised by Eurocosmos, a university association of SciencesPo Nancy, with which the Foundation is associated. During the opening ceremony, Niccolò Bianchini, head of studies at the Foundation, took part in a round table discussion on the major European issues of the moment.

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New Breeding Technologies, for a European regulatory framework conducive to innovation

27/04/2023
The Foundation and the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI) organised a breakfast debate to discuss the prospects of agricultural science.

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THE FOUNDATION IN THE MEDIAS

Column

At the end of the century, will the EU still be in the top three world powers?

14/04/2023
In an article published on the occasion of the publication of the "Schuman Report on Europe, the State of the Union 2023", Jean-Dominique Giuliani states that "the joint decisions taken to deal with the Russian aggression in Ukraine have demonstrated previously unexpected European unity".

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Publications

Europe has changed

21/04/2023
In an interview with Renaud Blanc in 'Les stars de l'info', Jean-Dominique Giuliani presented the 'Schuman Report on Europe, the State of the Union 2023' indicating how Europe has changed.

Europe is about to change in size, a colossal political challenge

08/04/2023
On the occasion of the publication of the "Schuman Report on Europe, the State of the Union 2023" published by Marie B, Jade Grandin from Eprevier gave an overview of the different articles.

Ukraine

In Ukraine, the West hasn't wavered

11/04/2023
In an article, Isabelle Lasserre quoted Charles Fries who had said at a meeting organised by the Foundation: "The fact that Europe has remained united is a further illustration of this: the EU is making progress in its integration when it is on the brink. When faced with an emergency, when they have the knife to their throat, Europeans know how to take their responsibilities".

How the EU is helping Ukraine prepare its counter-offensive

02/04/2023
In an article on European support for Ukraine, Jean-Dominique Merchet quotes Jean-Dominique Giuliani who notes that "the war in Ukraine has caused a real awakening of Europeans with regard to their security policies at a time when they were trying to better assume their responsibilities in this area.

China

Internationally, Macron's style is costing France "a loss of influence”

24/04/2023
In an article, Jean-Dominique Merchet interviews Jean-Dominique Giuliani who regrets that "with the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron had an incredible opportunity to assert himself as the leader of Europe, to show Eastern and Northern Europeans that France understood them better than Germany. With his statements on Russia, he spoiled it all and for a long time."

European challenges

08/04/2023
Jean-Dominique Giuliani was a guest on "Commentary" to explain the issues at stake in the visit to China of French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Europe's unity in the face of war and the prospects for further enlargement.

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China: partner or adversary?

05/04/2023
Pascale Joannin was one of Stéphanie Antoine's guests on "Le Débat" to comment on the state visit to China of French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

European News

Employment in Europe

27/04/2023
Pascale Joannin was invited to the HR Circle programme to talk about the employment situation in Europe.

Charles Michel, a Council President like no other

23/04/2023
Eric Maurice, head of the Brussels office, was interviewed for a column in which he explains the particularities of the position of President of the European Council.

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Retirement, what’s the picture in the rest of Europe?

18/04/2023
Pascale Joannin was invited to speak on the HR Circle to explain how pension systems look in other European countries.

Nuclear power: why Germany is really shutting down its plants this time

14/04/2023
In an interview, Jean-Dominique Giuliani explained the political motives behind the German decision to close its nuclear reactors.

Renewable energies: Paris and Berlin now oppose each other on "green hydrogen"

09/04/2023
For an article on the energy mix in the different Member States, Jean-Dominique Giuliani explains that "Vienna has always been anti-nuclear, Luxembourg's hostility is due to the presence of the Cattenom power plant in Moselle, a few kilometres from its borders.

Marshall Plan and Europe : 75 years of history

01/04/2023
In this interview, Eric Maurice answers the question "And tomorrow, a Marshall Plan for Ukraine?

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Foundation News

Is the banking crisis back?

20/04/2023
In the programme "Le Fin Mot", Eddy Caekelberghs interviewed Olivier Perquel, member of the Foundation's Scientific Council, about the publication of his study "Retour de la crise bancaire" (Return to the banking crisis) published by the Foundation.

Reims : the foundation of the Franco-German couple

29/04/2023
In an article in Le Taurillon on the importance of the Franco-German language in the history of Reims, the website of the Robert Schuman Foundation is referenced.

European Union and the Balkans, a new idea

08/04/2023
L'Esprit Surcouf has taken up the study "Can the European Union still wrest the Balkans from their fate?" by Jean Bizet and Fabrice Hugot published by the Foundation.