On the occasion of the 110th birthday of its namesake, the Otto von Habsburg Foundation, together with the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, organised a joint conference and exhibition entitled “I Thank God That I Am a Member of the European Parliament.” The event, which took place on October 7, 2022 and was attended by MEP Enikő Győri and Minister Tibor Navracsics, was held on the hills above the city, in the centuries-old Villa Salviati, which also h
This conference and exhibit organised jointly by the Historical Archives of the European Union and the Otto von Habsburg Foundation aims to commemorate the political activities of Otto von Habsburg and to discuss the relevance of his thoughts and ideas.
The twenty-year period during which Otto von Habsburg was a Member of the European Parliament, starting in 1979, was an important stage in his political career. During a visit to the Historical Archives of the European Union, we had the opportunity to look at the collection and discuss possibilities for inter-institutional cooperation.
