Oral history of European integration

The origins of the Convention and the appointment of its Chairman

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Interview with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: the establishment of the Convention on the Future of Europe, and the appointment of its Chairman (Paris, 17 November 2008)

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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 establishment of the Convention following the Laeken Declaration and the circumstances surrounding his appointment as Chairman of the Convention.