In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, outlines the composition of the Convention and describes the role of its various institutional components.
In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, describes the attitude of the representatives of the candidates for accession to the European Union during the Convention.
In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, describes the relations with the successive Presidencies of the Council of the European Union — Spain, Denmark and Greece — during the work of the Convention.
In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, describes the influence on the work of the Convention of the planned Intergovernmental Conference (IGC); in June 2004, this IGC was to result in the adoption of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, discusses the role of civil society and political divisions in the debates within the Convention.