⏰ Deadline coming up fast!
The application deadline to apply for the International Visegrad Fund Research Grant Programme for archival research at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) is 27 April 2026.
ℹ️ Eligibility requirements and how to apply:
https://loom.ly/Ib6hVvQ
✨ Public research festival!
The EUI presents "EUIdeas: The Power of Knowledge" — exploring Europe’s key challenges with voices from across society.
📅 8 May 2026
📍 Badia Fiesolana
Register 🔗 https://loom.ly/dZ5_6fg
#EUI50 #FutureOfEurope @eui-eu.bsky.social
🌱 Archives & climate change? We're working on it thru the #SAGAProject!
Join the SAGA Public Conference in Florence on 14 May 2026 🌍
♻️ Sustainability
📊 Monitoring tools
🌿 Greening strategies
👉 Register now & be part of the conversation
🔗 https://loom.ly/ymF9jJw
#GreenArchives
Researchers in HAEU reading room
⏳Just a few days left to apply for a grant from the Vibeke Sørensen Grant Programme!
📆If you're hoping to obtain support to consult primary sources at the HAEU, submit your application by 20 April.
🔟Up to 10 grants will be awarded.
Read more and apply: https://loom.ly/wExT0Bo
#CFA #Archives
Group of visitors from L'Université de Haute-Alsace at the Historical Archives of the European Union.
🎉 New partnership 🇪🇺
The Historical Archives of the European Union and the University of Haute-Alsace formalise their collaboration—part of the HAEU's efforts in the field of archival training through hands-on experience and mentorship.
More: https://loom.ly/OV9C3UE
#archivalstudies #trainees
📣 Don’t miss the final event of EU Talks! 🇪🇺
🗓 16 April | 🕑 14:00
📍 Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Working groups of students from across Europe present ideas on:
• EU enlargement
• Conflicts & EU’s role 🌍
• Transatlantic relations
👉 Register: https://loom.ly/emnoBzc
⏰ Last days to apply for our Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration
📅 Save the date! 9 May 2026 🇪🇺✨
Spend a day at beautiful Villa Salviati 🌿🏛️ and discover where the memory of European integration lives 📜
🎭 Tours, music, performances & more
🎟️ Free entry
👉 https://loom.ly/isLtrz4
#EuropeDay #EUI50 @eui-eu.bsky.social
We’re excited to launch an online exhibition celebrating #EUI50!
It traces the Institute’s origins, growth, and daily life thru archival materials.
A photographic display will be installed at the Badia from 10 April.
ℹ️https://loom.ly/MgP5mYE
@eui-eu.bsky.social
photo of HAEU reading room with message to apply for research support
📢 Attention researchers!
4️⃣ #CFAs are now open at the Historical Archives for grants supporting archival research on European integration.
📚 Vibeke Sørensen – 20 April
🌍 Visegrad Fund – 27 April
🚀 ESA Grant – 15 May
🏛️ EPP Group Grant – 15 May
👉 Learn more and apply: https://loom.ly/1SnXxKg
Statue of Zeus at Villa Salviati.
🐥The Historical Archives of the European Union and the European University Institute will be closed for Easter break from 2 April - 7 April.
🌼We look forward to seeing you back on campus and in the reading room on Wednesday, 8 April!
#springbreak
We're really looking forward to this book presentation by HAEU research fellow and historian Jacopo Cellini!
This Thursday--don't miss it!
Photo: Cristina Tani (State Archives of Florence), Paola D'Orsi (Director, State Archives of Florence, Armando Barucco (Secretary General, EUI), and Dieter Schlenker (Director, HAEU), with the newly signed agreement.
Excited to partner with the State Archives of Florence on the SAGA project 🌱
Two exhibitions on sustainability & archives will be hosted in Florence—bringing together documents and perspectives from across Europe.
A great collaboration with an important local partner!
👉 https://loom.ly/D7qmuXU
🎉New archives available!
🚜The inventory of the European Confederation of Technical, Agricultural, Rural, and Forestry Contractors collection has been published at the Historical Archives.
Dig into this new perspective on European integration!
ℹ️https://loom.ly/5C_sr-c
2025 participants in the Annual Graduate Conference
📣 Calling early-stage researchers in European integration!
💬 Want constructive feedback?
🌐 Looking to connect with other researchers?
Apply to the Annual Graduate Conference !
⏳ Deadline: 14 April
📄 Details: https://loom.ly/Tf9N9GM
@eui-adgcentre.bsky.social
🤖 The dream: AI makes archival work faster… maybe even finished before the weekend.
Reality (for now): we’re still experimenting.
HAEU archivist Mary Carr shares results from a pilot study on using AI for archival description and searchability.
https://loom.ly/n0-XvQk
#Archives #ArchivalScience
📢 New fonds open for research
We have opened the AISAM fonds.
📁 259 files (1963–2008) documenting decades of cooperation among European mutual and cooperative insurers.
💡A new source for research on economic integration & insurance history.
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/6a2OrCU
#EuropeanIntegration
Scholars consulting archival documents at the HAEU
🚀📡 ESA Post-graduate Research Grant 2026
The @esa.int & the Historical Archives of the European Union offer 2 grants for postgraduate & early-career researchers using ESA archives.
📅 Apply 9 Mar–15 May
ℹ️https://loom.ly/Ybo4xsM
#SpaceHistory
🔗 More info
📢 #CFA: EPP Group Research Grant
The Group of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament supports early-stage researchers studying Christian Democracy & European integration.
🗃️ 3 grants for archival research in Florence and/or Brussels
📅 Apply by 15 May
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/VjzhU34
📅Event coming up!
Join us with the Martens Centre on 9 March for a workshop revisiting the peace motivations of early European integration and exploring their relevance today.
📘 This discussion departs from a forthcoming edited volume by Alain Lamassoure.
Info & register: https://loom.ly/hFyFoaA
Monica Baldi, Vice President of the European Parliament Former Members Association, speaks to a highschool class at the Historical Archives.
John Howarth of the European Parliament Former Members Association speaks to a highschool class in a workshop at the Historical Archives.
Group photo of the Liceo Scientifico Niccolò Rodolico with former MEP John Howarth at the HIstorical Archives on 26 February 2026.
📚🇪🇺 Our Education Programme is in full swing!
From preschool to high school, students visit the archives for laboratories on European values, historical memory & EU citizenship and institutions.
Special thanks to former MEPs Monica Baldi & John Howarth for inspiring our students in February!
photo of file boxes ready for transfer and processing
📢 Important announcement!
The European Commission Archives will carry out a major processing operation on files from the sub-fonds of the European executive administrations concerning external relations.
Micro-fiche consultation of these files is possible in Florence.
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/JeRMu1Y
European University Institute conference room with early career researchers at a summer school
📣 Calling early stage researchers!
💡Apply to attend the Annual Graduate Conference on the history of European integration.
✅ Submit a proposal by 14 April!
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/Tf9N9GM
#research #Europeanhistory #EuropeanIntegration @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social
⏰ Event this Wednesday!
🔬 Join the authors of 'Ricercare il futuro – la storia del Centro comune di ricerca di Ispra' and discover how shared scientific infrastructures became an important element of European integration.
🗓 18 Feb
🕒 10-12:30
💻🏛 Online and in-person
👉 https://loom.ly/W3zCOS4
Photo of a previous IVF fellow in the HAEU reading room.
📢 Call for applications
IVF Research Grants 2026 at the Historical Archives of the EU are now open.
🗓 Deadline: 27 April 2026
🔗 https://loom.ly/egHlbls
👉 Spread the word!
#ResearchFunding #ArchivalResearch #EuropeanIntegration
#Visegrad4 #CzechRepublic #Hungary #Poland #Slovakia
Image of researchers in the HAEU reading room, with CFA deadline of 20 April 2026
📣 Research support for work on European integration history!
Apply for the Vibeke Sørensen Grant Programme 2026 at the Historical Archives of the EU.
💶 €1540 grant | 🎓 All career levels welcome
📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026
👉 https://loom.ly/j8cwhOQ
@eui-adgcentre.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social
Photo of the European Medicines Agency in Amsterdam, used with permission of the EMA.
📂 New archives online!
The @ema.europa.eu made its first archival transfer to the HAEU in 2025.
🗃️The records document its creation, governance & early work on medicines regulation, and are now available for online consultation.
ℹ️ https://loom.ly/p5eHrYc
⚛️70 years of science at the heart of Europe 🇪🇺
From Ispra-1 to today’s Joint Research Centre, 'Ricercare il futuro' tells the story of how a research site helped shape European integration.
📚 Join us at Salviati or on zoom
📅 18 February 10:00 - 12:30
✅ Register: https://loom.ly/W3zCOS4
Archivist trainee Nicolas Kernel displays the seal as used on a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union
🕯️ What can a #seal reveal about an institution’s past?
From symbols to stories, seals offer a tangible link to Europe’s archival heritage. Discover how our trainee Nicolas Kernel's research gave rise to a fascinating online exhibit about these unique artefacts!
🔗 https://loom.ly/Pi2-Ado
Our depositor @esa.int mourns the loss of an ESA pioneer: Prof. Roger-Maurice Bonnet. Our condolences are with his family, friends, and the many colleagues and scientists he led and inspired in his scientific career at the Agency.