It was for him "a subject of intense satisfaction" to "
contribute to the construction of political Europe
".
As early as 1966, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had displayed his hopes: “
We must invent Europe and it will be the task of our generation to define and progressively propose an original construction: it will be existential Europe.
"
Live:
LIVE - Death of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: the former president died "as a result of the covid"
Closer to the European conception of Robert Schuman than to that - more federal - of Jean Monnet, he wants to move from post-war reconciliation Europe to "
the construction of a political power
".
From July 1974, he set the tone: “
European policy is no longer part of our foreign policy.
It is something else and no longer separates itself from the fundamental project that we form for ourselves.
"
The Giscard-Schmidt couple
He will have the chance to be in power at the same time as the German Helmut Schmidt, a former Minister of Finance like him, and who is a social democrat.
After the couples of Gaulle-Adenauer and Pompidou-Brandt, the Giscard-Schmidt couple
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 73% left to discover.
Subscribe: 1 € the first month
Can be canceled at any time
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in