The designation of the leaders of the European Union

New publication by Gilles Grin, Director of the Foundation Read the article (in French only)

Sandro Gozi (2019)

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE - 26TH SEPTEMBER 2019

On 26 September 2019, Sandro Gozi, European Affairs Policy Officer to the French Prime Minister, Member of the European Parliament, former Secretary of State in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy, Delegate for European […]

France and European integration (2019)

On Friday 8 November 2019, the Foundation organised, in partnership with the daily newspaper Le Temps and with the support of the University of Lausanne, a dialogue on the theme “France and European integration”. The event was held on the […]

New publication on Brexit, July 2019

The Foundation is pleased to announce the publication in French of the 13th issue of its Debates and Documents Collection, entitled « Brexit : et maintenant ? ». This is the very up-to-date text of the conference delivered by our […]

Jacques-René Rabier 1919-2019

The Foundation is saddened to announce the death of Jacques-René Rabier on Friday 28th June 2019, a few weeks before his 100th birthday. Born in 1919 in Montmartre, he worked from 1946 alongside Jean Monnet , who hired him at […]

Pat Cox (2019)

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE - 13TH JUNE 2019

On 13 June 2019, Pat Cox, President of the Foundation, former President of the European Parliament and former President of the European Movement International, delivered a conference in French on the theme “Brexit : et maintenant ? ». The event, […]

Activity report 2018

In this month of June 2019, the Foundation is pleased to publish its activity report for the year 2018. Read and download the activity report.

Activity report 2019 (in french only)

At the end of May 2020, the Foundation is pleased to publish its activity report for the year 2019. Read and download the activity report

Jean Monnet, le projet européen et nous

Philippe Herzog, founding president of Confrontations Europe, published an article entitled “Jean Monnet, le projet européen et nous” in the May 2019 issue of Cahiers d’Europe 21. Philippe Herzog draws on Jean Monnet’s biography written by Richard Mayne, published in […]

“Transatlantic Cross Views”: filmed interview with Professor Jeroen Dewulf

The Foundation is honoured to have received Professor Jeroen Dewulf, Director of the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, for a visit to the Dorigny Farm on 9th May 2019. On this occasion, Professor Dewulf gave […]

Micheline Calmy-Rey (2019)

May 2, 2019

On 2 May 2019, the former President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey held a conference on the theme “Switzerland’s European policy”. The event, jointly organised by the Foundation and the Centre du droit de l’entreprise (CEDIDAC), was held on […]

Europe in the World (2019)

International colloquium - 28th and 29th March 2019

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 […]

American funding

Zoom in Jean Monnet’s archives: American funding

Among the Jean Monnet archives held by the Foundation in Lausanne is the AMK/32/4 file entitled “Le financement du Centre de documentation. Contributions de la Ford Foundation” (“Financing of the Documentation Centre. Contributions from the Ford Foundation.“). Consultation of the […]

Unpublished biography of Jean Monnet

The Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of an unpublished biography in English of Jean Monnet written by British journalist and historian Richard Mayne, who was one of his collaborators in the 1950s and 1960s. The book is edited […]

Roberto Balzaretti (2019)

January 31, 2019

On 31 January 2019, State Secretary and Director of the Directorate of European Affairs Roberto Balzaretti held a conference on the theme “Switzerland-EU relations: prospects”. The event, jointly organised by the Foundation and the Centre de droit de l’entreprise de […]