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An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Jean Monnet has been called "The Father of Europe" by those who see his innovative and pioneering efforts in the 1950s as the key to establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the predecessor of today's European Union. [2]
The Council of Europe lists 6 founding fathers as builders of Europe, including the Briton Ernest Bevin. [1] The media outlet Deutsche Welle presented a different constellation, it listed Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, Winston Churchill, Robert Schuman, Jean Monnet and Paul-Henri Spaak as the 5 founding fathers of the EU. [2]
The prize aims at honouring the memory and life achievements of Jean Monnet, one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the European Community and the first honorary European citizen. The award is endowed with 1,500 euros and is presented annually by the French non-governmental organisation EuropeanConstitution.eu on 9 November, anniversary of ...
Among them, Jean Monnet has played a leading role, whether as inspirer of the Schuman Plan, first president of the High Authority, or founder of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe. In these various capacities, Jean Monnet has resolutely attacked the forces of inertia in Europe’s political and economic structure, with the aim ...
Apartment building at 3, avenue Foch in Paris, where the Action Committee had its permanent offices on the third floor [1]. The Action Committee for the United States of Europe (French: Comité d'action pour les États-Unis d'Europe), colloquially referred to as the Monnet Committee, [2] was a collective initiative spearheaded by Jean Monnet from 1955 to 1975 that aimed at accelerating ...
The family's most illustrious member Jean Monnet, founding father of European integration, worked at the family firm and often made references to its formative role in shaping his beliefs and world view: cognac involves patience, because the product must age for years before commercialization, and it entails a global perspective, because the ...
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In 1982, the European Parliament, considering that the Monnet House was a common heritage of Europeans, bought the house and subsequently refurbished it as a memorial to Monnet. From 1990 to 2018, the European Parliament delegated the house's management to the Jean Monnet Association, created in 1986 and initially chaired by Étienne Hirsch. [6]