Elisabeth Guigou
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Writings
Élisabeth Guigou, Relighting the stars: the coordination of the economic policies in the Treaty of Maastricht
TextIn her book Relighting the stars, Élisabeth Guigou, former French Minister for European Affairs and Minister for Justice, discusses the failure of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union to pursue the economic policies intended to accompany Economic and Monetary Union.
Élisabeth Guigou, Speaking of Europe: the Single Act
TextIn her book Speaking of Europe, Élisabeth Guigou, former Adviser to François Mitterrand, discusses the outcome of the Luxembourg European Council held in December 1985 and outlines the progress made by the Single European Act.
Élisabeth Guigou, Speaking of Europe: the road to the single currency
TextIn Speaking of Europe, Élisabeth Guigou, former Adviser to François Mitterrand and Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Questions on European Economic Cooperation (SGCI), describes the stages that led to the success of the Strasbourg European Council in the field of Economic and Monetary Union.
Élisabeth Guigou, Speaking of Europe: the intergovernmental conferences to prepare for the Treaty of Maastricht
TextIn Speaking of Europe, Élisabeth Guigou describes the two intergovernmental conferences to prepare for the Treaty on European Union, which she attended in her capacity as Minister for European Affairs in the government of Édith Cresson.
Élisabeth Guigou, Speaking of Europe: the European legal area
TextIn Speaking of Europe, Élisabeth Guigou, former Minister for Justice of the French Republic, describes how, in her capacity as Minister, she promoted legal cooperation between the EU Member States and the establishment of a European legal area.
Keeping France in the EMS
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: keeping France in the EMS
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, Technical Adviser to Jacques Delors in the Ministry of the Economy and Finance from 1981 to 1982 and Technical Adviser to the President of the French Republic from 1982 to 1988, describes the process that led to the decision taken by the French authorities to remain in the European Monetary System (EMS) in 1983.
The workings and role of the SGCI
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: the workings and role of the SGCI
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, Technical Adviser to the President of the Republic from 1982 to 1988 and Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Questions on European Economic Cooperation (SGCI) from 1985 to 1990, explains how the SGCI worked and its role in determining the French Government’s European policy.
The management of European issues during the Mitterrand-Chirac cohabitation
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: the management of European issues during the Mitterrand-Chirac cohabitation
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, Technical Adviser to the President of the Republic from 1982 to 1988 and Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Questions on European Economic Cooperation (SGCI) from 1985 to 1990, outlines the way in which the main European issues were managed during the political cohabitation between François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, and Jacques Chirac, French Prime Minister, from 1986 to 1988.
Press conference held by François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac (Brussels, 30 June 1987)
TextOn 30 June 1987, following the Brussels European Council, the President of the French Republic, François Mitterrand, and his Prime Minister, Jacques Chirac, reply to questions from journalists on the issue of the financing of the Community.
The additional work carried out following the adoption of the Delors Report
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: the additional work carried out following the adoption of the Delors Report
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Questions on European Economic Cooperation (SGCI) from 1985 to 1990 and Policy Officer to the President of the French Republic, François Mitterrand, from 1988 to 1990, describes the additional work carried out after the submission of the Delors Report on the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1989 and discusses the differences of opinion between France and Germany on this issue.
The negotiations on the Treaty on European Union
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: the negotiations for the Treaty on European Union
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, French Minister for European Affairs from 1990 to 1993, describes the main discussions that took place during the Intergovernmental Conferences on Political Union and Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), launched on 15 December 1990 in Rome and on 9 and 10 December 1991 at the Maastricht European Council . These discussions led to the securing of an agreement on the Treaty on European Union.
Conclusions of the Maastricht European Council: extract concerning the Treaty on European Union (9 and 10 December 1991)
TextOn 9 and 10 December 1991, the Heads of State or Government of the Twelve meet as the European Council in Maastricht in order to seek agreement on the Treaty on European Union.
The referendum in France on the Treaty on European Union
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: the referendum in France on the Treaty on European Union
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, French Minister for European Affairs from 1990 to 1993, describes the campaign for the referendum held in France in 1992 on the adoption of the Treaty on European Union.
Joint press conference held by Roland Dumas and Élisabeth Guigou (Oslo, 4 June 1992)
TextOn 4 June 1992, at the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Twelve in Oslo, Roland Dumas, French Foreign Minister, and Élisabeth Guigou, French Minister for European Affairs, describe the state of the European integration process after Denmark’s refusal to ratify the Treaty of Maastricht.
Television interview with François Mitterrand (12 April 1992)
TextOn 12 April 1992, in response to questions from radio and television journalists, the French President, François Mitterrand, highlights the implications of the ratification of the Maastricht Agreements and explains the constitutional procedure that must accompany this ratification in France.
Campaign in support of the ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum on the Maastricht Treaty (Paris, 10 September 1992)
ImageIn September 1992, the Socialist Group of the Ile-de-France Regional Council leads a campaign in support of the ‘Yes' vote in the referendum held in France on the ratification of the Treaty on European Union.
Cartoon by Hanel on the French referendum on the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty (September 1992)
ImageIn September 1992, the German cartoonist, Walter Hanel, illustrates the narrow victory of the ‘Yes' vote (by 51.04 %) in the referendum held the same month in France on the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
"Tücken eines Sieges" in Le Monde (22. September 1992)
TextAm 22. September 1992, zwei Tage, nachdem Frankreich für die Ratifizierung des Maastricht-Vertrags gestimmt hat, analysiert die französische Tageszeitung Le Monde die Reaktionen der französischen Politik auf das knappe Ergebnis der Volksabstimmung.
European affairs in the French Ministry of Justice
Interview with Élisabeth Guigou (Paris, 29 September 2008) — Excerpt: European affairs in the French Ministry of Justice
VideoIn this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, French Minister for Justice from 1997 to 2000, discusses her European action taken in this capacity in the field of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA).
Communication from the Commission on the establishment of Eurojust (Brussels, 22 November 2000)
TextOn 22 November 2000, in a bid to help enhance judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union and to combat organised crime, the European Commission adopts a communication in which it comments on the tasks assigned to the Eurojust unit which was established by the Fifteen at the Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999 in the form of a service, based in Brussels, consisting of magistrates, prosecutors, judges and other legal experts, seconded from each Member State of the European Union.