"The former head of the French government and president of the European Parliament, Robert Schuman, is on the path to beatification. An investigation into his nomination for a sainthood is due to conclude by the end of this year, the Polish Catholic News Agency (KAI) reports...

"The Schuman plan unveiled on 9 May 1950 is regarded as a milestone in European integration and celebrated as 'Europe Day.'"

— EUObserver.com, Sept. 4, 2003.