The project «Beyond Robert Schuman’s Europe – 617719» was funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme "Europe for Citizens"

Applicable to the Strand 2 – Measure 2.2 "Networks of Towns" Measure 2.3 "Civil Society Projects" Strand 1 – "European Rememberance"
Preparatory activities: The preparatory activities involved all the consortium organizations, including authors of the project papers and project coordinators. Together 17 people. All the preparatory activities took place online or where the consortium organizations are located, in Warsaw, Paris, Latina, Prague, and Vilnius. The kick-off meeting organized by the Bronislaw Geremek Foundation took place online on 9/10/2020. It was attended by all the representatives of the consortium organizations (5 people). Another consortium call providing updates about the project realization and plans for the next activities took place on 20/10/2021 and was attended by seven representatives from all of the organizations. There have been also monthly bilateral discussions and arrangements with partners. The Bronislaw Geremek Foundation was in charge of managing and coordinating the entire project and its partners, including the distribution of financial resources. The project papers in native languages were prepared before the following debates in each country. The English versions of the project papers were delivered to the Geremek Foundation and then edited and published on 24/02/2022 – the day of the final debate. Short description: These activities consisted of preparing the papers about how the Robert Schuman Declaration inspired and impacted the European thinking of 5 Europe Founding Fathers who patron the organizations involved in it. The other type of organization-preparing works of The Bronislaw Geremek Foundation involved organizing the consortium meetings, creating the logotype of the project, gathering the documents about the events and research papers, and publishing them in the final report “Beyond Robert Schuman’s Europe – citizen’s ideas and historic perspective for a better Union”. Events: 6 events have been carried out within this project: Event 1 Participation: The event involved 66 citizens, including 46 participants from France (8 with dual nationality), 5 from Italy, 6 from Germany, 2 from Romania, 2 participants from Poland (with dual Polish-French nationality), 2 participants from Belgium (one with Belgian-French nationality) and 1 from Greece. Participants from outside of the EU (not considered in the final account) came from: Algeria, Australia, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Kingdom. Location / Dates: The event took place online on 21/05/2021. Short description: The aim of the event was a presentation of the paper on “Robert Schuman’s legacy in Jacques Delors’ vision and action” and a discussion on the origins, inputs, and consequences of the Schuman Declaration and the Schuman’s legacy in Jacques Delors’ action. The event, attended by a young, international audience, created a discussion space about the modern meaning of Robert Schuman’s legacy. The event was organized in the framework of the Institute’s youth-oriented flagship initiative Académie Notre Europe. Event 2 Participation: The event involved 40 registered citizens (and approx. 30 citizens that didn’t register that are not taken in the final account), including 32 participants from Italy, 1 from Greece, 1 from Spain, 1 from Romania, 1 from Hungary, 1 from Austria. Participants not from the EU countries (not considered in the final account) come from Ukraine and the United Kingdom (Scotland). Location / Dates: The event took place in a hybrid way in Rome, Italy on 11/02/2022 and in Latina, Italy from 12/02/2022 to 13/02/2022. Short description: The aim of the event was to discuss the relationship between Altiero Spinelli’s ideas and action and the Schuman Declaration with its outcomes. The federalist contribution to the process of European construction was also presented and discussed in connection with the Conference on the future of Europe and the role of youth in Europe.