In what direction should the European Union be heading? Should it strive for more cooperation in more fields? Or should it strive for less cooperation, of more efficiency? What topics should be given priority? Dutch Members of Parliament will discuss these and more issues with a number of experts as well as representatives from EU…
In cooperation with the Association of European Border Regions, the European Commission recently started the Interreg Volunteer Youth initiative (IVY). This initiative offers young Europeans (18-30) the opportunity to work for 2 to 6 months as a volunteer on an Interreg project. In that way, they can become actively acquainted with EU programmes and projects. They…
The European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) together with the Maastricht University invites political and social representatives, students and European citizens to join a special occasion on 28 September 2017 in the capital of the Dutch province of Limburg, the historic city of Maastricht. The event will be especially enriched by an exclusive keynote speech on…
How many pages are there in total in the Maastricht Treaty? That was the Europe Calling! competition question. The correct answer is 2765 pages. And the winners are …… André Reumkens Christopher Skelton Veronica Vagni Alvarer Nore Horsmans Hein Wellen Congratulations with the Europe Calling! Package. Included in the package are two…
Today is Europe Day. Europe Day is a celebration of peace and unity in Europe that happens annually on May 9. It commemorates the historical Schuman Declaration of May 9, made in 1950 by then French foreign minister Robert Schuman.Schuman proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, whose members would pool…
The Treaty of Rome, the start of European Unification, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Today, the heads of state and heads of government of the countries that wish to relaunch the EU are meeting in the Italian capital, exactly 60 years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome. Because of the impending Brexit,…
On Wednesday 22 March, National Tree Celebration Day will be held in the Netherlands for the 60th time. This year’s theme is: ‘trees connect’. The Limburg capital Maastricht is also participating. The theme has been chosen because this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty that established the European Union. Former…
The Maastricht Antiquarian Book & Print Fair (MABP) will take place for the tenth time this year. MABP also organises an annual parallel cultural programme on a topic related to a particular book or print. This year, the programme will focus on the Maastricht Treaty, which was concluded 25 years ago. On Sunday 5 March,…
Now in its nineteenth season, the TV programme En route to the Lower Chamber by VARA public broadcasting organisation seeks out the most talented debaters and speakers of the Netherlands. This year more than two hundred secondary schools from across the country will compete for the title of best debating school in the Netherlands. The…
On Wednesday 22 February a new series of talks, ‘The State of Europe’, starts at Bureau Europa. Stephan Petermann from OMA/AMO and David Mulder from XML Architecture Research Urbanism both give a presentation on the ways in which they ‘build’ on the ‘State of Europe’. Both agencies have been conducting long-term research into the European…