Jacques Delors Conference 2025: Strengthening the Single Market

The Jacques Delors Conference is the flagship annual event of the Notre Europe Academy. It has two objectives. Firstly, to open up a space for dialogue between European figures and young people so that the latter can express their expectations regarding the European project. On the other hand, it aims to give young people a better understanding of the European Union and its policies. This conference, which is open to all young people aged 16 to 30, is also the closing session of the Academy’s free annual training course on European citizenship. The 2025 edition of the Jacques Delors Conference marks the 100th anniversary of Jacques Delors’ birth. The theme of the day, which will take place at the Banque de France, is “Strengthening the Single Market for a sustainable and prosperous future for citizens”. The event will be structured around three key moments:

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Debates with European figures aimed at creating a dialogue on the future of Europe:

• An opening speech by Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy.
• A roundtable discussion on the theme: “The Single Market: A Lever for a Competitive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy?”

with the participation of:

Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute

Arancha Gonzalez, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs

Pascal Lamy, Chair of the Board of the Jacques Delors Centre – Berlin

Geneviève Pons, Director General of Europe Jacques Delors – Brussels

Moderated by Caroline de Camaret, Head of the Europe Department at France 24

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Educational stands and workshops, led by partner associations and institutions (Erasmus+, Europe Jacques Delors, the European Parliament in France, the European Migration Network, etc.), will showcase Jacques Delors’ European legacy and its impact on daily life.

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A tribute to Jacques Delors, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.

This fifth edition of our annual youth event will also, and above all, be an opportunity to honor the memory of this great European, the architect of an ambitious and visionary political project for the European Union.

On this occasion, the 2024/2025 class of the Académie Notre Europe will perform an original play: “Delors in Our Hands – The Torch of the Architect”. This collective creation, directed by Julien Avril, will illustrate the living legacy of Jacques Delors through the eyes of young people. It will explore how his vision is passed on, the responsibilities he left us, and the hopes he continues to inspire — a powerful and meaningful artistic moment, at the crossroads of memory and the future.

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The day will conclude with an address by Christine Verger, Vice-President of the Jacques Delors Institute.

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