How relevant is the Schuman Declaration after 75 years?
By Europadag Utrecht
The Utrecht Europe Day Committee is organising its annual Europe Day Symposium on Friday 9 May 2025. Due to the radical geopolitical changes, peace and security are the main themes of this symposium. The current prosperity and well-being in Europe are thanks to the international cooperation that began with the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950. And security was guaranteed by our membership of NATO under the nuclear umbrella of the USA, ….. or so we believed.
But recently, the US has made it clear that after 76 years, it is high time for Europe to take care of its own security. And this while a war is raging on Europe’s eastern flank. Surely we want security for all Europeans? How can we achieve this security and what political and social sacrifices will be necessary? The key question is: What kind of Europe do we want in ten years’ time?
We hear and read a lot about defence, diplomacy and hybrid threats. However, security is not just about our personal safety, or ‘human security’. There is also ‘state security’ and ‘value security’. This requires a ‘whole of society approach’ with a ‘whole of government approach’.
In a programme with various speakers – see line up HERE – various aspects of the desired security structure for Europe will be touched upon. LANGUAGE: Dutch.
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