Instead of an International Conference – On the 70th Anniversary of the Schuman Plan
Seventy years ago, on 9 May 1950, French foreign minister Robert Schuman announced the Plan which was the first stage in the creation of the European Union.
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The relations of Otto von Habsburg and the person, for whom the 70 years old Schuman Plan is named
70 years ago, on Tuesday, May 9, 1950, at 6 pm two hundred journalists crowded the embellished Salon d’Horloge hall of Quai d’Orsay in anticipation of a hastily announced foreign ministerial press conference.
OTTO VON HABSBURG AS HONORARY GUEST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT ON MAY 2, 1990
Thirty years ago, on Wednesday, May 2, 1990, the first freely elected parliament was formed after the change of regime. In addition to the elected members, twenty-four guests of honour from the six parliamentary parties and a further 180 guests, as well as nearly seven hundred journalists, attended the ceremony. Otto Habsburg was also among the guests of honour.
Otto von Habsburg’s stolen stamp collection – and what’s left of it
Otto von Habsburg had great interest in collecting stamps. Even in his old age he set aside the envelopes addressed to him, which now fill four boxes in the Otto von Habsburg Foundation’s document collection. It is known from his correspondence and reports that this hobby was shared among his family members as well. While categorizing his correspondence, we found a letter in which its author requests information on his valuable collection.
