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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 It's great to be part of the EUI's sustainability efforts!
🎯The EUI has attained Certification UNI EN ISO 14001/2015 for Environmental Management Systems.
🚀This validates work to reduce the EUIs environmental impacts, and shows we are going in the right direction!
🔎 https://loom.ly/f6Xd62Q

Laura Bechi (EUI) and Giovanni De Santis (EUI) met with SAGA's environmental consultant Colum Gibson (MTI) to discuss a campus sustainability audit.

Jacopo Cellini (HAEU), Giovanni De Santis (EUI), Laura Bechi (EUI) toured the HAEU in April with the SAGA project's environmental consultant Colum Gibson (MTI).

Laura Bechi (EUI) explains EUI sustainability implementation on a tour of Villa Salviati. With Colum Gibson (SAGA-MTI) and Samir Musa (EUI)

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 6d

💡 Nearly 1000 students a year dive into the history of European integration at the Historical Archives of the EU.
❓What's our approach to engaging students about European integration and citizenship?
💻Read about it and access a new online exhibition on the programme!
🔗 https://loom.ly/iDL7ZTE

Highschool class working in the Alcide De Gasperi room at the Historical Archives of the EU.

Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to Vivianne Reding's speech for the annual Ursula Hirschmann Lecture at the @eui-eu.bsky.social !

EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social · 8d

Breaking barriers, building futures

On 10 November at 17:00 CET, join the 2025 Ursula Hirschmann lecture by Viviane Reding, President of the Fondation du Mérite européen, and former Vice-President of the European Commission (2010-2014) 👉 loom.ly/00BUrZ8

📣 #GenderStudies #EuropeanIntegration

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 8d

For #EuropeanHeritageDays we’re celebrating architectural heritage with "Villa Salviati: Past and Present" — an online exhibit about the site of the HAEU.

Discover centuries of Villa Salviati’s architecture and gardens through lithographs, drawing and photographs.

🔗 https://loom.ly/SgJKSgk

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 9d

A shared mission for Europe’s archives 🇪🇺

Colleagues from the @European Commission's Historical Archives Service visited earlier this month to meet with us and describe their work in the Brussels reading room.

Get the story on their interesting visit to the HAEU: 🔗 https://loom.ly/F2VZeyw

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 12d

How many of these greetings do you recognize on this poster from the Nicola Di Gioia collection? 👀🗣️

In 2001, the EU marked the European Year of Languages.

We're still celebrating today — with 24 official EU languages and counting!

#EuropeanDayOfLanguages #EDLangs2025 #HelloEurope

Poster, NDG-2-30 "2001: European Year of Languages: Année européenne des languages"
NDG-30-I.1
Contributor:
Council of Europe , European Union

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 13d

⏳ Deadline approaching!
Don’t miss your chance to apply for the 2025 European Court of Auditors Postgraduate Research Grant.
📚 The grant supports archival research on the history of EU policy.
📅 Apply by 6 October 2025!
👉 Details: https://loom.ly/k7LKnMI

#grants #archives #EUhistory

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European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · 22d

#ESAarchives are reprising their series on ‘a history of preservation’. Today they look at memoirs, some behind-the-scenes stories from ESA’s first 50 years, and at some of the issues in dealing with both candid and personal recollections!

historicalarchives.esa.int/brief-histor... #50YearsOfESA

Cover of Mémoires/Recollections by Roy Gibson (Interviews with Roy Gibson by André Lebeau)

Cover of ESA SP-1265, Peter Creola, Advocate of Space

Entretiens avec André Lebeau, by Alain Gaubert

How to Survive in Space, by Madeleine Schaefer

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 22d

🛰️ 1975: ESA’s first satellite, COS-B, took off—pioneering gamma astronomy & mapping the universe in new ways. 🌌
📂 50 years on, selected COS-B archival files (1972–1978) are now digitised & available thanks to @esa.int and the HAEU.
➡️ https://loom.ly/g03xlLA

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Journal of European Integration @jei-publication.bsky.social · 23d

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕
𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒: 31 Oct. 25

The JEI invites proposals for SIs to be published in 2027. Proposals on any topic within the scope of the journal are welcome and need to be received by the editorial office ([email protected]) by the deadline.

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 26d

📚✨ The HAEU is looking for trainers! Work with Italian students on history, memory & Europe 🇪🇺.

Rolling applications, but to join in 2025/26 apply by 15 Oct 2025.
👉 Details here: https://loom.ly/jOP3avA

Middle school students at the Archives in a call for expressions of interest for the education programme.

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 28d

📢423 files from the European Science Foundation newly open for consultation!
The files cover medical research, social sciences, and cross-European collaboration, reflecting European integration in scientific research.
🔗 Details here: https://loom.ly/8P92wWk
#EuropeanIntegration #Historyofscience

Collage of archival documents from the European Science Foundation.

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 29d

We love meeting early career researchers and renewing ties with more seasoned academics at the Annual Graduate Conference.
We hope your research will bring you to our Archives in Florence--we are here to help you!

EUI Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social · Sep 8

Connecting new directions in the history of #EuropeanIntegration

📰 Read the report on our latest Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration 👉 loom.ly/ULPNS98
and discover what makes it a touchstone for #earlycareer researchers studying the European integration process

📣 #ESR

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣 Call for proposals: Conduct research on EU policy & finance using the #ECA archives.
2025 ECA Postgrad #Grants now open for graduate & early-career scholars.
💶 2 x €5,000 grants | 🗓 Deadline: 6 Oct 2025
Apply 👉 https://loom.ly/Dj9rBPA
#EUhistory #archivalresearch #primarysources #EUbudget

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EUI Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Alcide de Gasperi Annual Conference is underway at the EUI➡️

From EU Diplomacy to civil and student activism, from Brussels to the Western Balkans and the Caucasus.

Day 1 was packed with lively discussions and new research on the history of European integration.

More tomorrow!

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎥 Summer with the Archives: Episode 5

Historian Jacopo Cellini highlights how HAEU supports research:
📚 Archival guides
🗂️ Access to institutional records
🎓 Grants for scholars

Watch: https://loom.ly/bYplvTo

#HAEU #Research #EUHistory #Archives

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌍 Workshop on Climate + Disaster Management in Archives, 30–31 Oct in Barcelona!
📝 Register: https://forms.gle/MX4h5NJ4SYTnMiZF8
🔗 Info: https://loom.ly/9UTBo6c
Part of the #SAGAproject, funded by #CreativeEurope.
#Archives #ClimateChange #ICA2025

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎥 Summer with the Archives: Episode 4

Leslie Hernandez introduces our education programme, which engages students of all ages with workshops on EU history, archives, memory, and citizenship. 🏛️📚

Watch: https://loom.ly/z42PYks

#HAEU #EUHistory #Education #Archives

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 20

🛬Planning a visit to the Historical Archives in 2025/26?
Take a look at our Research Guides, prepared by HAEU archivists to give you a headstart with your research!
🔗Explore here → https://loom.ly/6VllzlY
#HAEU #Archives #EUHistory #EuropeanIntegration #ResearchGuides

Research Guides

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎥 Summer with the Archives: Episode 3

Photos, posters, interviews, videos — Audiovisual Archivist Juan Alonso shares how HAEU preserves these special collections and ensures long-term access to Europe’s visual and oral memory. 🎙️🎞️

Watch here: https://loom.ly/6VWTE9E

#AudiovisualArchives

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are excited that Portugal's Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries (DGLAB) is with us on the #SAGAProject, working to develop solutions for the protection and management of documentary heritage.
Learn more about #DGLAB : https://loom.ly/Le-oTyk
#CreativeEurope #Europeforculture  

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎥 Summer with the Archives: Episode 2
🗃️ Archivist Valérie takes us through the collections: from institutional EU archives to private papers that capture the spirit of European integration.
Watch now! 🔗 https://loom.ly/dErg-9s
#HAEU #EUHistory #Archives #EuropeanUnion

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 8

📬 Stay connected with the Historical Archives of the European Union!
Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for the latest on:
📁 New archival deposits
🔍 Research resources
🎓 Fellowships
📚 Publications
📆 Events and more!

👉 Sign up here: https://loom.ly/pDomh4k

#HAEU

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 6

Want to explore our holdings online?
Take a look at our video tutorial. It covers:
🔎 Searching
📷 Multimedia material
🗃️ Fonds & record creators
🗣️ Oral history access
📄 How to register to consult files
🎥 Watch here: https://loom.ly/0IHjPQY
#HAEU #Archives #EUHistory #DigitalArchives

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎥 Summer with the Archives kicks off!
In this first video, Director Dieter Schlenker shares how we preserve EU memory and promote research.
There is more to come about the #HAEU's holdings, research projects, and outreach programmes.
Watch here: 🔗 https://loom.ly/MnqiH_o
#EUHistory #Archives

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