Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe
(French) Fondation Jean Monnet pour l'Europe | |
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The foundation is based on the campus of the University of Lausanne.
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Formation | 1978[1] |
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Founder | Jean Monnet[1] |
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French and English |
Website | jean-monnet.ch |
The Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe is an organisation which supports initiatives dedicated to the construction of European unity. The foundation is inspired by the thinking, methods and actions of Jean Monnet.
The origins of the foundation date from a meeting between Jean Monnet and Henri Rieben in 1955 and it is located at the "Farm of Dorigny", in the heart of the campus of the University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Archives
The foundation houses the personal archives of Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, Robert Marjolin, François Fontaine, Jacques Van Helmont, Paolo Emilio Taviani, Robert Triffin, and the Earl of Perth.
Gold Medals of the Foundation
The Gold Medal of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe (Médaille d'or de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l'Europe) was awarded to:
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Presidents of the Foundation
- 1978-2005: Henri Rieben
- 2006-2008: Bronislaw Geremek
- 2009-2014: José Maria Gil-Robles
- Since 2015: Pat Cox
Notes and references
- Jean Monnet (1888-1979)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Overview and statutes of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe (oage visited on 28 January 2015).
See also
External links
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