The  “Schuman  2.0”  project is organised  by  the  Union  of  European  Federalists  (UEF),  with  the collaboration of partners as UEF France, UEF Spain (Unión de Europeístas y Federalistas de España), UEF-Styria (EFB-Steirmark) and JEF-Styria (JEF-Steirmark), Europa Union Landesverband Hamburg, Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE IT), Young European Federalists (JEF), and the University of Tartu. Between  September  2019  and  June  2020,  the  UEF  will  commemorate  the  70th  anniversary  of  the Schuman declaration  on  9th  May  2020  with  a double  purpose:  raising a renewed  awareness  of  the deep roots of the European project at a time it is challenged by raising nationalism and fostering the debate on a common vision of the EU’s shape and mission in the years to come to complete the long-term project that was already envisaged in the Schuman declaration. In order to reach these objectives, the project will organise a series of 6 grassroots events addressed to citizens from all social and economic backgrounds in European cities across the continent, hosted by  the  local  university,  and  a  final  Citizens Summit  on  9th  of  May  2020.  Throughout  the  project, participants  in  the  local  events  will  reflect  and  debate  their  own  “new  Schuman  Declaration”  to address the challenges of modern Europe, which will be presented, discussed and awarded in a final event, the Citizens Summit on 9th May 2020. This project website will host historical perspectives on the Schuman declaration  and  host  the  “new  Schuman  declarations”  developed  by  participants  to  the grassroots events. The project will begin with the Schuman 2.0 Ambassador training on December 2019 in Brussels and will  continue  with  the  following  grassroots  events  addressed  to  EU  citizens  across  the continent:

• Lille (France) on 25 January 2020, in collaboration with UEF France;
• Trieste (Italy) on 20 February 2020, in collaboration with Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE);
• Tartu (Estonia) on 28-29 February 2020, in collaboration with the University of Tartu;
• Bilbao (Spain) on 6 March 2020, in collaboration with the University of Deusto;
• Hamburg  (Germany)  on  28 March  2020,  in  collaboration  with  Europa  Union  Landesverband Hamburg.
• Graz (Austria) on 2 May 2020, in collaboration with UEF-Styria (EFB-Steirmark) and JEF-Styria (JEF-Steirmark); 

In each grassroots event, participants will be encouraged to form and share their perception on the initial aspirations of the European project as stated in the Schuman Declaration, confront it with the view of participants from other EU countries and reflect on the best way to renew the EU’s mission in the framework of the current challenges facing the Europeans.

The cities for the events have been chosen to meet three criteria:

1. represent  a mix  of  cities  from  the  original  founding  countries  and  the more  recent member states  so  the  outcome  (and  the  interaction  from  participants  in  the  final  event)  can  reflect different historical perspectives and expectations on the Schuman declaration;
2. be close to a border with at least another country, to add an additional cross-border dimension not only in terms of participants but also of intercultural exchange and symbolism in the event,
3. be not a capital city, to reach out to circles  normally left outside the European debates  that take place in capital cities.

The project will end with the final Citizens Summit on Europe Day, the 9th of May 2020 (Online). It is meant to present the meaning of the Schuman declaration and discuss on its long-term perspectives. It will be an occasion for participants to share their ideas and reflect on Schuman’s vision: discussion among  direct  witness, MEPs  and  representatives  of  CS  will  be  held, as well as debates  on current challenges  and  prospects.  During  this  event,  5  declarations  from  each  grassroots  event  will  be presented  and  the  most  successful “Schuman 2.0 Declaration” will be awarded during the Citizens' Summit.

SCHUMAN 2.0 DECLARATION 

During  these  events,  participants  will  have  the  opportunity  to  reflect  on  the  original  Schuman Declaration and propose their “new Schuman Declaration” to address current EU challenges. Participation in the contest is open from January till 9th of May at latest. The participating Declarations should be submitted: 

• Uploading it in the Schuman 2.0 website or
• Sent by email to schuman2.0@federalists.eu

All declarations will be published in the project website. The successful  declaration  author will be informed byu email and will be invited to the final Citizens' Summit to present the awarded declaration. The prize will consist of a week-end trip to the capital of a member state of the European Union. 

Find out more on the Schuman 2.0 Website! 

In our event of 14 -15 December 2019, 35 European citizens will be trained to become the new “Schuman 2.0 Ambassador”. The 35 young Europeans Schuman 2.0 ambassadors will act as facilitators and multipliers during the whole project duration period. They will be requested:

• to attend the Schuman 2.0 Ambassadors training in Brussels, 14-15th of December 2019;
• to participate and contribute to  at least 2 grassroots events in cooperation with local partners and other ambassadors;
• to collect testimonials on the meaning of the Declaration (text, audio or video) and send to the UEF secretariat for the project website content;
• to encourage grassroots events’ participants at creating their own message for the future of Schuman declaration and to submit it to the Schuman 2.0 Declaration contest;
• to promote project activities and results throughout all the project duration via social media and other channels;
• to attend the final Citizens’ Summit on 9th of May 2020.