Three sensitive subjects: the war in Iraq, the reference to Christianity and the EU's borders
Interview with Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: the US invasion of Iraq and the work of the Convention on the Future of Europe (Paris, 17 November 2008)
VideoIn 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, explains that the US invasion in Iraq had little impact on the work of the Convention.
Interview with Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: the debate on the reference to Christianity during the work of the Convention on the Future of Europe (Paris, 17 November 2008)
VideoIn 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, summarises the debate that took place during the work of the Convention over whether reference should be made to Europe’s Christian origins in the final text.
Interview with Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: the EU’s borders and Turkey during the Convention on the Future of Europe (Paris, 17 November 2008)
VideoIn 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, explains why the question of the European Union’s borders was not raised during the Convention’s debates, and outlines the positions adopted by Turkey during the work of the Convention.