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The Europe Panel of the House of Bishops of the Church of England has produced a document to mark the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration: "The Enduring Legacy of Robert Schuman: a Vision and Values for Europe in the 21st Century".  Click here to download this document, or hard copies can be ordered from the WPCT secretariat.


On 9th May a Celebratory Service to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration was held in Westminster Abbey, at which WPCT Chairman Guy Wilkinson gave an address.  The full report of this event and of Guy Wilkinson's address can be downloaded via this website link

http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/news/news/
2010/may/a-service-or-europe-day


Further statements issued to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration:


from Faith in Europe

 click here to read their Europe Day press release

In addition, Jeff Fountain, the Director of the ecumenical Schuman Centre for the Study of Europe published Deeply Rooted – The Forgotten Legacy of Robert Schuman. http://www.schumancentre.eu/



Stefan Lunte - adviser on institutional issues at COMECE (the EU group of national Catholic Bishops' Conferences) has published an article
"9 May 2010 a date to remember - The EU has become more federal but this alone will not be enough" read here

 


from the European Policy Centre  

click here to read the Schuman Declaration

The report from the WPCT discussion held on April 20 around the House of Bishops Europe Panel publication "The Enduring Legacy of Robert Schuman: A Vision and Values for Europe in the 21st Century" can be downloaded here

 
 
   

 




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