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European “avant-garde”, a new centre of gravity for Europe
Fourth Franco-German conference, Témoins-Europartenaires-Friedrich Stiftung, Paris, 29 June 2000. Available in French and German.
Vous vous rappelez sans doute qu’il y a six ou huit mois, lorsque certains d’entre nous en France ou ailleurs, posaient des questions sur le devenir de l’Europe, sur la nécessité d’un débat, on nous répondait par un silence assourdissant.
Aujourd’hui fort heureusement, ce n’est plus le cas, le débat est lancé, et on ne peut que s’en féliciter. Mais ce débat doit porter à mon sens sur quatre questions indissociables et non pas sur une : vers quoi voulons-nous aller ?, avec quels moyens ? dans quel cadre institutionnel ? et dans quel système juridique ? Parler institutions sans répondre aux deux premières questions, ne serait ni raisonnable ni réaliste. Ce serait ouvrir la porte à des malentendus qui pèsent souvent très lourds dans la suite des discussions. Je crois qu’il faut sortir de l’ambiguà¯té sur quatre concepts fréquemment utilisés Aujourd’hui, si vous me permettez ce court préalable méthodologique.
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26 November 2018 – Round-table on Europe
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Lourdes, 5 November 2018 – Identity and democracy, the future of Europe
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Tournai, 27 October 2018 – Europe, I love you, me neither
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Paris, 13 October 2018 – Citizen consultation: Is the EU condemned to powerlessness?
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Brussels, 11 October 2018 – State of Europe 2018
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Paris, 10 October 2018 – What is Europe for? Myths and realities
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Paris, 4 October 2018 – Enrico Letta presents his book “Faire l’Europe dans un monde de brutes”
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Paris, 2 October 2018 – Towards A New Capitalism: Fostering Inclusiveness
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Paris, 18 September 2018 – A bike against Nazi barbarity
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, 31 August 2018 – What Europe could bring to education and what education could bring to Europe?
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Paris, 25 July 2018 – Salient European issues for 2019-2024
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Bruges, 12 July 2018 – Negotiating the Energy Union
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Paris, 11 July 2018 – Citizen consultation : what is Europe purpose?
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Bruges, 3 July 2018 – Negotiating the Energy Union
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Paris, 13 June 2018 – Whither European integration – Addressing EU internal and external challenges
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Strasbourg, 1st June 2018 – Europe on trial: Who’s to blame for the break-up?
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Paris, 12 and 13 May 2018 – European Day: Come and meet us!
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Erasmus of Politics – Strasbourg cursus of the Académie Notre Europe trip to Rome
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Bordeaux, 25 January 2018 – 12th Franco-german dialogue
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Paris, 12 February 2018 – Rebuilding Europe: what challenges?
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Athens, 8 February 2018 – Athens’ days: Greece, paths for hope
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Paris, 7 February 2018 – 59th Europartenaires Club
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Paris, 2 February 2018 – How to deal with the populist phenomenon?
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Brussels, 16 January 2018 – Europe’s challenges in 2018
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Blois, 22 November 2017 – Where is Europe heading toward?
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Boulogne-Billancourt, 2 October 2017 – A New World?
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Madrid, 22 September 2017 – Relaunching the European Union: A moment for action
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Alpbach, 28 August, 2017 – The EU on trial: 60 years of conflict and cooperation in Europe
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Boulogne-Billancourt, 25 April 2017 – Europe: where do we go now?
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Paris, 22 March 2017 – Where is Europe heading to?
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Berlin, 21 March 2017 – More capability to act through flexibility?
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Brussels, 10 March 2017 – How to give body to the European project again?
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Paris, 9 February 2017 – The Future of the Union
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Paris, 26 January 2017, Commons for Europe
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Brussels, 12 December 2016 – Yesterday’s and today’s European Union
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Rotterdam, 21 November 2016 – Unity and efficiency
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Paris, 24 October 2016 – Tribute to Emile Noël, Yesterday and today’s Europe
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Paris, 8 September 2016 – A new territorial ambition for France in Europe
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