Royal Monastery of Yuste, 6-8 July
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The 1st of January of 2016 was the date of the 30th anniversary of Spain and Portugal’s accession to the European Economic Community, now the European Union, following the signing of the Treaty of Accession of the two countries which took place on 12 June 1985. The challenges are constant and Europe is the solution to all of them. As the great philosopher and thinker José Ortega y Gasset said when, more than a hundred years ago, he already analysed the Spain’s problem: “Spain is the problem and Europe the solution”. He supported the Europeanisation of Spain, the opening of Spain to its culture, science, thought and philosophy in order to fight the ossified ideas that prevented us from moving forward, from evolving and growing. These pro-European trends, which were also supported by other great figures such as Menéndez Pidal, Dr. Maranón, Américo Castro and Sánchez Albornoz, would take time to become a reality in our country, but it finally succeeded in the 80s after leaving behind almost 40 years of dictatorship in Spain (and almost 50 in Portugal). This course aims to better understand the process lived for the past 30 years in Spain and Portugal, to reflect and analyse the factors of success and failure, enabling us to move forward in the process of European integration.
REGISTRATION
Please submit your application here.
DIRECTORS
Director: Mr. Enrique Moradiellos García. Universidad de Extremadura
Secretary: Mr. Miguel Ángel Martín Ramos. Responsible for European Affairs at the European Academy of Yuste Foundation
PROGRAMME
