Overview

• Europe Day 2025 commemorates 75 years since the Schuman Declaration and 70 years since the Messina Conference, foundational milestones in European integration.
• President Sergio Mattarella urged the EU to confront strategic and geopolitical threats with creativity and resolve to preserve the ideals of peace, justice, and unity.
• Mattarella warned that failing to act decisively risks undermining the EU's core values of shared prosperity, democracy, and environmental responsibility.
• Critics argue that internal divisions, diluted governance, and reliance on external powers are stalling deeper integration and progress on key policies like the Green Deal.
• Calls for a federative, people-centered Europe emphasize ecological transition, digital sovereignty, and defense independence as vital to the EU's future.