Rome Declaration of the Leaders of 27 Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission, Rome, 25 March 2017

The leaders of 27 European Union Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission signed and adopted a Rome Declaration on the 25 March 2017.

The date was the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome on the 25 March 1957 and was intended to mark that milestone and reaffirm their commitment to European integration despite various challenges.

ESO: Background information: #RomaUE2017. The 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, 25 March 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/romaue2017-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-treaties-of-rome-25-march-2017/

EUObserver, 25.03.17: Rome summit tries to restart EU momentum https://euobserver.com/institutional/137377

EurActiv, 25.03.17: On EU’s 60th anniversary, leaders give Union a 10-year horizon http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/on-eus-60th-anniversary-leaders-give-union-a-10-year-horizon/

Politico, 25.03.17: Europe’s elite put on grand show of unity in Rome http://www.politico.eu/article/europes-elite-put-on-grand-show-of-unity-in-rome-summit-anniversary/

US: The White House: Statement, 24.03.17: Statement by the Press Secretary on the 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/24/statement-press-secretary-60th-anniversary-treaties-rome

Deutsche Welle, 25.03.17: EU leaders, minus UK, declare 'Europe is our common future' http://dw.com/p/2ZwPI

European Council: Speech, 25.03.17: Speech by President Donald Tusk at the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/25-tusk-ceremony-rome-speech/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/17/768: Speech by President Juncker at the 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome celebration – A new chapter for our Union: shaping the future of EU 27 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-17-768_en.htm

BBC News, 25.03.17: EU summit: Leaders stress unity on Rome anniversary http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39388818

France24, 25.03.17: Troubled EU celebrates 60th anniversary in Rome despite bitter Brexit divorce http://www.france24.com/en/20170325-european-union-leaders-mark-60th-anniversary-rome-treaty-brexit

EurActiv, 25.03.17: EU citizens send strong anti-nationalist message from Rome http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/eu-citizens-send-strong-anti-nationalist-message-from-rome/

Website: March for Europe http://www.marchforeurope2017.eu/

Sputnik International, 27.03.17: The Verge of Collapse: EU Provides 'No Clear Answers' to Mistakes It Admits https://sputniknews.com/europe/201703271051989895-summit-eu-rome-collapse-migration/

European Council: Statement, 24.03.17: Remarks by President Donald Tusk at the meeting with the European Social Partners in Rome http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/24-tusk-social-partners-rome/

European Council: Press Release, 25.03.17: The Rome Declaration http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/25-rome-declaration/

Euro|Topics: Debates, March 2017: Is EU unity strong enough to last? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/176383/is-eu-unity-strong-enough-to-last

EUObserver, 27.03.17: [Analysis]: From Bratislava to Rome: Little more than a show of unity https://euobserver.com/institutional/137378

ECFR: Commentary, 30.03.17: Note from Berlin: What next after the Rome Declaration? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_what_next_after_the_rome_declaration_7262

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