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In keeping with the wishes of Jean Monnet and his closest colleagues, who dreamt of seeing his family home transformed into a place in which young people could come together to discuss and share ideas, the European Parliament has made this public place of memory a venue of choice for people seeking to learn more about the way the European Union works and discover the environment in which one of the architects of today's Europe lived and worked. It was here that many plans which would have a decisive ...

Story of the European Anthem

Briefing 04-05-2021

In the inter-war years, advocates of European unity began pondering the choice of an anthem that would convey the feeling of sharing a common destiny and common values. The creation of the Council of Europe in 1949 spurred further calls to this end. Proposals for scores and lyrics for an anthem for Europe began appearing spontaneously. It was not until 1972, however, that the Council of Europe formally adopted the prelude of Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as the European anthem. For ...

Solvay Library to become the 'Library of Europe'

Εν συντομία 26-11-2019

Thanks to the European Parliament, the old Solvay Library will soon once again fulfil its original purpose as a European cultural centre. Founded by Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay, the library of the Brussels Institute of Sociology made its mark through the originality of its architecture and functional layout. Designed in 1902 as a working laboratory for research in the then emerging field of social sciences, it soon became the hub of an international documentation network, using a pioneering ...

Robert Schuman

Briefing 09-05-2019

Sixty years ago, Robert Schuman was elected president of the European Parliamentary Assembly, predecessor to the European Parliament. This French politician, who was particularly sensitive to the tensions between France and Germany, is regarded as one of the 'founding fathers' of what is now the European Union. After the Second World War, he supported the establishment of the Council of Europe and helped to bring many other European projects to fruition. With his declaration of 9 May 1950, considered ...

Το κτίριο Eastman, που βρίσκεται στην καρδιά της γειτονιάς Léopold και κοντά στα ευρωπαϊκά θεσμικά όργανα, στεγάζει το Σπίτι της Ευρωπαϊκής Ιστορίας, το οποίο θα ανοίξει τις πόρτες του στο κοινό το 2017. Η επιλογή και η ανακαίνιση αυτής της παλαιάς οδοντιατρικής κλινικής επιτρέπει να αναδειχθεί η ιστορία αυτού του ξεχωριστού κτιρίου της κληρονομιάς των Βρυξελλών και της Ευρώπης. Έχοντας ως ιδρυτή τον George Eastman, ο οποίος ίδρυσε επίσης την εταιρεία Kodak, η οδοντιατρική κλινική κατασκευάστηκε ...