Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Convention, places his Chinese porcelain tortoise on the Presidency table. For the President, this mascot with a dragon's head, a symbol of longevity, represents a prudent strategy which achieves its aim. Like the Convention, the dragon tortoise advances slowly so that, when the moment comes, it can catch the final text in its claws.

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Source: Plenary session of the European Convention, 11-12 july 2002. Brussels: European Convention, 11-12.07.2002. Colour.

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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing