The Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe’s international colloquium on the theme of “Europe in the World” took place on 28th and 29th March 2019. The scientific event attracted about 150 people who came to the University of Lausanne campus to attend the presentations by about 20 experts.
This event was organized by the Foundation in partnership with the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute in Florence, with the support of foraus, of the World Economic Forum, of the FNS, the Société Académique Vaudoise, the daily paper 24heures, the Victoria Hotel and the University of Lausanne.
The first part of the colloquium opened with remarks from Pat Cox, President of the Foundation and former President of the European Parliament. The public was then able to attend two keynote lectures by José Maria Gil-Robles, former President of the Foundation and former President of the European Parliament, and by Gustav Lindstrom, Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies, before interacting with them during question and answer sessions.
The second part of the colloquium was devoted on the one hand to the theme of values around an intervention and a round table with members of the forum. On the other hand, four panels of experts took place on this second day: the historical panel, the panel on challenges, and two panels of shared views on the neighbourhood and geopolitics. These panels were all facilitated by members of foraus.
In his concluding remarks, Pat Cox summarised the content of the symposium by highlighting the influence of a profoundly changing world, and the trade and security tensions that represent real challenges for Europe and its cohesion.
• See the programme of the colloquium
Opening of the colloquium and remarks by Pat Cox
Le rôle international de l’euro
I.Keynote conference by José Maria Gil-Robles
II. Discussion coanimated by Pat Cox and Cenni Najy
A perspective from the EU
I. Keynote conference by Gustav Lindstrom
II. Discussion coanimated by Pat Cox and Cenni Najy
Le Saint-Siège et l’idée d’intégration européenne avant l’établissement des Communautés européennes
I. Intervention by Jan Tombiński
II. Discussion and round table with members of foraus on European values: universal or not?, coanimated by Pat Cox and Maria Isabelle Wieser
Historical panel
I. L’Europe dans le monde : la perspective des trois citoyens d’honneur de l’Europe (Monnet, Kohl, Delors), communication by Gilles Grin
II. European Integration as a Model for Global Governance, communication by Francesco Velo
III. Discussion animated by Eva Paul
Panel « challenges »
I. Thinking about First Principles of the European Legal Order: of dreams, hopes, boats and one journey, communication by Tomasz T. Koncewicz
II. What’s next for Europe? Perspectives from the World Economic Forum, communication by Annika Brack (read the articleto which the communication refers )
III. Discussion animated by Yuliya Kaspiarovich
Panel « neighbourhood : shared views »
I. Russia – Europe, communication by André Liebich
II. Middle East and North Africa – Europe, communication by Luigi Narbone
III. Discussion animated by Benno Zogg
Panel « geopolitics : shared views »
I. USA – Europe, communication by Benjamin Haddad
II. Asia – Europe, communication by Michael Reiterer
III. Discussion animated by Florent Pepin-Proulx
Conclusions of the colloquium by Pat Cox
During this symposium, the following personalities expressed themselves as witness actors by bringing the fruit of their experience: Pat Cox, President of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, former President of the European Parliament; Jacques de Watteville, Vice-President of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, former Swiss Secretary of State and Chief Negotiator with the EU; Pascal Fontaine, Vice-President of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, former Professor at Sciences Po Paris; Michael Matthiessen, EU Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein; Eric Roussel, writer and member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.
