“…Particularly informative sources in that respect are the texts of the calls, which were initially brief, but have become more elaborate over the successive FPs, as well as the presentations and reports on selected projects, all available on the website of the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS). 1 While many authors have not only examined the role of the EU institutions, but also of EU Member States, the Council of Europe, journalists, museums, religious actors or historians in shaping visions of the European past (especially Calligaro, 2013Calligaro, , 2014Gensburger, 2008;Gensburger and Lavabre, 2012;Mazé, 2014;Mink and Neumayer, 2007;Pakier and Stråth, 2010), studying the FPs can particularly improve our understanding of the interactions between the European Commission and scholars, especially historians. This article does not claim to analyse all aspects of this question.…”