Building Europe: V. Giscard d'Estaing and J. Delors debate with young Europeans

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Building Europe: V. Giscard d’Estaing and J. Delors debate with young Europeans

Eustory-France, a History Competition, was officially inaugurated in Paris on 14 November 2012. Six young Europeans took part in a debate with Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Jacques Delors. This synthesis sums up the main elements of the debate, moderated by Arnaud Leparmentier, journalist with Le Monde.

| 19/12/2012

| Jean-Paul Maulny | Nadège Chambon |

| Democracy and citizenship

Eustory-France, a History Competition, was officially inaugurated in Paris on Wednesday 14 November2012. Six young people from several European countries took part in a debate with Valéry Giscardd’Estaing, former president of the French Republic (1974-1981) and Jacques Delors, former president of the European Commission (1985-1995) and founding president of Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute.

The encounter was inspired by the meeting between Helmut Schmidt and six young people organised by the Körber Foundation in Hamburg on 14 April 2011. The debate was attended by almost 1,000 people, mostly high school students, who got the opportunity to ask questions in their turn. The debate was moderated by Arnaud Leparmentier, journalist (Le Monde).

The debate was organised in partnership with: Eustory-Network, Association des professeurs d’histoire-géographie (APHG), European youth parliament, Université Paris 4 – Sorbonne, Maison de la mutualité, Le Taurillon and Toute l’Europe.eu.

Read the synthesis of the debate

Eustory-France competition in 2012-2013:

Theme:

The wars of memorie in Europe (16th-20th century)

Rules and advise

On the web: launch of Eustory-France byJ.Delors and V.Giscard d’Estaing :

Le Grand Journal de Canal +

Ouest-France

Morgenbladet, journal norvégien

Irish Times

Parlement européen – Bureau d’information en France

Pictures of the event