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The Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU), founded in 1983, preserves and makes accessible the archives of EU institutions and agencies, individuals, and private bodies. It is located at the European University Institute.

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 13h
📚 Euroscepticism is part of the EU story. The private papers of Danish MEP Jens-Peter Bonde (1948–2021), a prominent Eurosceptic, are now available for consultation at the Historical Archives of the European Union. 🔎 Read more: loom.ly/uJf088o #EUHistory #Archives
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Private archive of Eurosceptic Member of European Parliament now available
The Historical Archives of the European Union has processed and inventoried the papers of Danish Member of European Parliament JensPeter Bonde 19482021 Bondes
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔔 Ding, ding! School is back — and we’re ready! 📚🇪🇺 The HAEU’s European Civic Education Programme is back for 2026–27 with Le Chiavi della Città, Florence’s programme connecting schools with cultural and educational organisations across the city. 📰 Read our news item: loom.ly/szZm3dA
A schoolbus transporting young student participants in the HAEU education programme.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
⏰ One week left to apply! Applications for the European Court of Auditors Research Grant Programme close on 6 October 2026. Up to two grants for early-career scholars working on EU public finances, auditing and policy, using the ECA archives preserved at the HAEU. ℹ️ loom.ly/99vvVCI
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EUI Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📣LAST DAYS: Call for Applications for the European Court of Auditors Postgraduate Research Grant Programme. Interested in EU’s public finances and policies? This is for you! 📆Deadline is 6 October More info 👉 loom.ly/-Y5gQL8 @euauditors.bsky.social ‬ @eui-euarchives.bsky.social ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
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European Court of Auditors Postgraduate Research Grant Programme
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📖 The SAGA exhibition catalogue is now available. It includes a selection of the archival documents chosen by the Archivio di Stato di Firenze for the physical exhibition. 👉 Catalogue (🇮🇹): loom.ly/sVH3d8I ⏳ Last week to visit the exhibition in Florence! 📅 loom.ly/T7bpVDA
Cover of the recently published catalogue 'Storia e storie di sostenibiltà. Documenti e testimonianze sulla gestione dell'ambiente in Europa, dal Medioevo a oggi
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📜🌿 Come see the history of sustainability! "Storia e storie di sostenibilità" explores how people have managed resources and adapted to environmental change, from medieval records to EU policy documents. 📍 Archivio di Stato di Firenze 👣 Free guided tour: Fridays at 10:00 📍 Piazza Beccaria
Archivio di Stato di Firenze, with SAGA exhibit banner
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📅 SAVE THE DATE | 16 October 🎉 20 years of ECA–EUI Research Grants! Join researchers, archivists & practitioners to explore the history and future of EU finances, audit and accountability. 🇪🇺📚 📍 Hybrid | 09:30–16:45 CEST 👉 loom.ly/mnON0sI
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EU public finances & accountability
Celebrating 20 years of ECA research support at the Historical Archives of the European Union, this anniversary workshop brings together former ECA–EUI Research Grant holders, archivists, academics and practitioners to reflect on two decades of research into European public finances and accountability. With perspectives from history, political science, economics and public audit, the workshop aims to consider how research and past experience can inform future reforms and research agendas.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📢 How can history help us govern better? Join the interdisciplinary roundtable coming up at the School of Transnational Governance. 📅 14 September | 🕠 17:30 CEST 📍 Altiero Spinelli Amphitheatre, Florence 👉 Register here: loom.ly/MpE4GNc #HistoryMatters #EuropeanIntegration
Negotiators for the Treaty of Versailles, 1919, by Helen Johns Kirtland, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The European Court of Auditors Grant Programme marks its 20th in 2026! 🎉 Up to 2 grants are available for early career researchers whose work relies on the ECA’s archival holdings in Florence. 📅 Deadline: 6 October 2026 ℹ️ loom.ly/99vvVCI @euauditors.bsky.social #grants #EUhistory
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢 NEW FONDS AVAILABLE! The first historical records of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) are now digitally accessible at the Historical Archives of the European Union, for the years 1994 and 1995. 🔗 Read more: loom.ly/W_5ysqM #EUIPO #Archives
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EU Intellectual Property Office fonds digitally accessible at the Archives
The first historical records of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, dating from 1994 and 1995, are now available online at the Historical Archive
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
⏰Deadline approaching! #CFA for support for academic or artistic work using the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) archives at the HAEU. Two grants are available 📚 Academic Fellowship 🎨 Artistic Fellowship Apply by 30 Sept 2026 (17:00 CET). ℹ️ loom.ly/tvSB-gM #Archives #grants
Selected documents from the ECF holdings at the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#OTD in 1943 the first congress of the Italian Movement for the European Federation adopted Spinelli's motion arguing that only a democratic European federation could guarantee peace, freedom and the rule of law. Read Spinelli's motion, preserved at the HAEU: loom.ly/bY6_-nY
"La struttura federalistica costituisce la condizione necessaria per lo sviluppo di una vita politica libera"La structure fédéraliste est la condition indispensable au développement d'une vie politique libreThe federalist structure constitutes the necessary condition for the development of a free political life.Caratteri e scopi del movimento federalist europeo (HAEU AS-3, p.21)
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A new academic year begins at the European University Institute—a warm welcome to all new and returning members of the EUI community! As the Institute marked its 50th anniversary this year, we invite you to explore an online exhibit of the EUI's visual history 🔗 loom.ly/MgP5mYE #EUI50
View of the Badia Fiesolana in the early 1970s. Photo: Unknown author / HAEU.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you'd like to see some gorgeous maps, watercolours and manuscripts tracing the history of sustainability in Tuscany, drop by the #SAGA exhibit "Storia e storie di sostenibilità" at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze. 📍 Piazza Beccaria 🕘 Mon–Friday| guided tour on Friday at 10:00
Archivio di Stato di Firenze, with SAGA exhibit banner
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We're back! ☀️ The Historical Archives of the European Union have reopened after the summer break. We're rested, refreshed, and ready to support your research. 📚 Book your Reading Room visit: loom.ly/nM0q5jU #Archives #Research #HAEU #EuropeanHistory
Researchers in the reading room of the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
While we're closed for the summer, we're revisiting some of our favourite videos. This video, originally produced for #Archivissima, explores "Quello che non c'è" ("What isn't there") and the many meanings of archival absence. 🎥 The video is in Italian. Watch it here: loom.ly/0TXlx0w
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Quello che non c'è: Riflessioni su ciò che manca negli archivi
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
School may be out, but we're already looking forward to welcoming students back to the Archives! Every year, more than 1,000 young people discover how archives preserve historical memory through our hands-on education programme. Read how it all began 👇 🔗 loom.ly/i1ZOg6A
Highschool students in a laboratory at the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Researching EU history? Whether you're planning a visit to the HAEU or searching from home, our video tutorial shows you how to get the most from our online database. 🔎 Search more efficiently 📂 Browse fonds 📸 Discover multimedia 📝 Prepare for file consultation 📽️ loom.ly/0IHjPQY
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Searching the database and multimedia portal of the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New to the Archives? Join our Director, Dieter Schlenker, for a short introduction that describes our mission and how we preserve and make accessible the documentary heritage of European integration for researchers and the public alike. Watch it here: loom.ly/ACtbF30
The Historical Archives of the European Union at Villa Salviati.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
👏 Congratulations to Hristina Balkanov, Hedvig Gál, Patrik Hajdu, Karolina Koziura, Marcin Rdzak and Janja Simentić Popović. They will each receive an International Visegrad Fund grant to conduct primary research on the history of European integration at the HAEU. Read more: loom.ly/DK8ucl8
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Political transformation, European integration focus of Visegrad grant winners
Six earlycareer researchers have been awarded International Visegrad Fund grants to conduct archival research at the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📆The Historical Archives of the European Union and the European University Institute will be closed for summer break from 1-16 August, inclusive. 🗃️All on-site services will resume on Monday, 17 August. 🖥️Take advantage of our online database: loom.ly/m6xU-js ⛱️🌲Enjoy the break!
Banner of lotus flowers with text: Summer Closure
The Historical Archives of the European Union and the 
European University Institute will be closed for summer break from 1 - 16 August, inclusive.
The reading room at the Archives will reopen on 17 August.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
☄️ #OTD: 35 years until Halley's Comet is expected to return! We've published newly digitised ESA archives documenting the pioneering Giotto mission—the first to capture close-up images of the comet's nucleus. 🔗 loom.ly/NFMjAis #HalleysComet #ESA #ESAArchives #SpaceHistory
A child's painting of how they imagined Halley's Comet, from the ESA archives
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EUI Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🎓Long before Erasmus, Europeans were already debating a European university Among the initiatives that emerged from these debates was the @collegeofeurope.bsky.social in Bruges, which opened its doors in 1950. 📜Explore the history of European integration through the @eui-euarchives.bsky.social
Le Collège d’Europe à Bruges : Ses Origines (The College of Europe in Bruges: Its Origins), published by the College of Europe in Bruges, 1958. HAEU, ME/DOC-188HAEU, ME-801
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🌱 How sustainable is your archival institution? Use the #SAGAproject self-assessment tool to get a report and recommendations concerning energy, water, governance and waste management. 🔗 Register and access the tool here: loom.ly/FK_UEsI #creativeEurope #Archives #SAGA
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European Court of Auditors @euauditors.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📢 Calling early-career researchers! Applications are now open for the 2026 ECA-EUI postgraduate research grant programme. 💶 Up to two grants of €5 000 are available for research on EU public finance and policy, with access to the @eui-euarchives.bsky.social in Florence. 📩 Apply by 6 October 2026.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
📢 Visitor notice Due to essential maintenance work, Villa Salviati and the Archives will be inaccessible from 17:00 on Monday, 27 July until 12:00 (noon) on Tuesday, 28 July 2026. IT services may also be disrupted during this time, thru the afternoon of 28 July. Thank you for your understanding.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🌍 Interested in the early phases of European cooperation on protecting the environment? We've just digitised and made available online a first set archival files of the European Environment Agency (1989–1995) . 🔗 loom.ly/pTNvbDc #EuropeanEnvironmentAgency #Archives #EnvironmentalHistory
Digitisation of European Environment Agency document
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Diplomatic archives often hold extremely sensitive records. 🗂️ How do archivists protect them while ensuring long-term preservation and public access? Read about HAEU's participation in the 2026 #EUDiA annual meetings, which addressed precisely these issues: 🔗https://loom.ly/C5lwEY4 #EUhistory
Group photo of 2026 EUDiA participants.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌿 What can archives teach us about sustainability? "Storia e storie di sostenibilità" explores centuries of resource management through documents from 19 archives in five EU countries. 📍 Archivio di Stato di Firenze More information: loom.ly/YetBsUQ #SAGAProject #Archives #Sustainability
Visitors examining documents selected for the SAGA exhibit Stories and History of Sustainability.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📢 Applications are open! The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) has launched two new fellowships based on the ECF archives at the HAEU: 📚 Academic Fellowship (€5,000) 🎨 Artistic Fellowship (€10,000) Apply by 30 Sept 2026 (17:00 CET). loom.ly/tvSB-gM #HAEU #ECF #Archives #ArtisticResearch
Selected documents from the ECF holdings at the Historical Archives of the European Union
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
📢 Call open! The 20th European Court of Auditors Research Grants are now accepting applications. For early career researchers exploring EU policies, public finances & accountability. Apply by 6 Oct 2026: loom.ly/99vvVCI #EUHistory #ResearchGrants #EuropeanPolicy #EarlyCareerResearchers
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European Court of Auditors research grants open for 20th edition
Applications are open from 22 June to 6 October 2026 for the 20th edition of the European Court of Auditors research grant scheme Up to two grants will suppor
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📜 Did you know? For 5 years, the HAEU education programme has returned to Ventotene, connecting one of the few surviving copies of the Ventotene Manifesto with the people of the island where it was written. This year, children, residents and the Mayor took part. Read more: loom.ly/wkpCmWQ
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
✨New Archival Exhibition✨ Join us for the opening of 'Storia e Storie di Sostenibilità' developed by the #SAGA Project. 📅 Inauguration - 19 June 12:00 - 13:00 🏢 Archivio di Stato di Firenze 📍Viale della Giovine Italia 6, Florence 🔗 loom.ly/k2tlWlo #Sustainability #Archives
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's #InternationalArchivesWeek! This is a time to reflect on the role of archives in shaping memory, truth and democracy. To celebrate, the International Council on Archives has made its issue of 'Flash' on 'The Archivist-Activist' available in open access. 👉🏼https://loom.ly/LaVC1cE #IAW2026
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Research on European integration is thriving, and we are excited about the 10 new projects selected for support under the Postgraduate Vibeke Sørensen Grant Scheme at the HAEU! Read more about the winners! loom.ly/fqDxRgw
Researchers in reading room of the Historical Archives
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌱📜 Sustainability has a history. 'Stories and History of Sustainability', developed within the #SAGA Project, explores centuries of sustainable practices. 📅 19 June - 27 September 2026 📍 Archivio di Stato di Firenze, Florence 🔗https://loom.ly/k2tlWlo #SAGAProject #Sustainability #Archives
Banner with Stories and history of sustainability, and exhibit dates 19 June - 27 September
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#ArchivesForJustice: #Rights, #Memory & Futures To celebrate #InternationalArchivesWeek, we highlight the archives of the Court of Justice of the European Union preserved at the Historical Archives of the European Union. ⚖️ Find out more about the CJEU holdings: loom.ly/CSXAmD8 #IAW2026
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Lost documents. Missing voices. Unrecorded stories. Silences that tell us as much about the past as the records themselves. For #Archivissima and #NotteDegliArchivi, we explore themes of presence and absence in the archives. 📽️ Watch our video: loom.ly/c7lNxWc #QuelloCheNonCe
Archivissima 2026 event poster with historic photo of woman on a vespa
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📂 News from the Deposits! Now available for consultation at the HAEU: the archives of Jacques Delors’ Cabinet from the Delors II Commission (1989–1993). These newly accessible files shed light on pivotal events in European integration history. More here: loom.ly/_LMJhXA #EUHistory
Jacques Delors, President of the CEC, by Christian Lambiotte. ©European Communities , 1991
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
📂 Deposit news! HAEU announces a major transfer from the European Committee of the Regions — including the first born-digital files ever deposited by an EU institution. New sources on EU governance, subsidiarity & enlargement will be open according to the 30 years rule. ℹ️https://loom.ly/r5QYBSg
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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Join us as part of the Festival of Libraries and find out how to use Europeana.eu’s vast database of European digital culture heritage to enhance your writing and research practice. 🗓️ Thursday 11 June, 12–1pm 💻 Online �� bit.ly/4acEeEeCY #FestivalofLibraries @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
A flamenco dancer in a ruffled dress strikes an expressive pose with arms gracefully extended
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
✨Very interesting conference coming up to celebrate the opening of the European Cultural Foundation's historical archives at the HAEU! 📅 10 June, 9:00–14:00 📍 Villa Salviati + Zoom ℹ️ loom.ly/vuHVcoI #EuropeanCulture @euroculture.bsky.social
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
🚀 New oral history interview online! The HAEU has published a 1992 interview with Sir Hermann Bondi, physicist and former ESRO Director General, on the history of Europe in space 🌌 🔗 loom.ly/jHqkgl0 #ESAArchives #HistoryofScience #SpaceHistory #ESA
Professor Hermann Bondi, Director General of ESRO, 1969, by H. Burer © ESA ECSR.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📢 Applications for the EPP Group Postgraduate Research Grants close on 1 June! The programme supports research on Christian Democracy and European integration using archival sources at the HAEU. 🇪🇺📚 ℹ️ loom.ly/Iwh-Miw #EPPGroup #ResearchGrant #EuropeanHistory #EuropeanIntegration
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🚀 Only 10 days left to apply for the ESA Grant! Two grants support original research using ESA historical archives at the Historical Archives of the European Union. 🛰️📚 ℹ️ loom.ly/5gArtgA #ResearchGrant #SpaceHistory #ESAArchives @esa.int
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EUI Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🗣️"Nostro punto di forza, e privilegio, è avere allo stesso tempo la ricerca storica sull’UE e gli archivi dell'UE (@eui-euarchives.bsky.social)". @manumourlon.bsky.social reflects in this interview on why history matters and on what makes the @eui-eu.bsky.social so special. 🎥 loom.ly/L-xJOaU
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Dal 7 al 9 maggio tanti eventi tra Firenze e Fiesole per riflettere su passato, su presente e su futuro dell’Europa e sul ruolo dell'università
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Last week, the HAEU hosted the first capitalisation seminar of the Creative Europe-funded #SAGAproject, bringing together archivists, scientists, and risk specialists to share lessons learned and discuss practical approaches to resilience and preparedness. More here: loom.ly/QyYxork
SAGA Capitalisation seminar with participants
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📢 Deadline extended! The HAEU has extended applications for two 2026 research grants until 1 June 2026: 🔹 ESA Post-graduate Research Grant 🔹 Group of the EPP Grants on Christian Democracy & European Integration For postgraduate students & early career researchers. loom.ly/1SnXxKg
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In the run-up to #EuropeDay 🇪🇺 Dieter Schlenker shares how the Historical Archives of the EU trace Europe’s story—and reflects on the European University Institute’s journey from post-war vision to global research hub. Read more 👇 theconversation.com/from-schuman... #EUI50
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From Schuman's post-war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together
The construction of Europe after WWII sought to promote political and economic cooperation among European nations. The Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence are a testimony to this.
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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Questions about handling modern AV archives are tough to resolve. Get professional insights on the issue at this upcoming seminar “Good Enough” Archives? Rethinking Photographic and Audiovisual Collections in the Digital Age 🗓 19 May | ⏰ 15:00–16:00 | 💻 Virtual Event ℹ️https://loom.ly/1ZmamP4
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