International conference ‘Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy’ - Sessions of 27 november 2013

Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy — Conference (Luxembourg, 27 November 2013) — Opening session

Marianne Backes, Director of the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE), welcomes the participants to the conference ‘Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy'. Martine Hansen, Luxembourg Minister for Higher Education and Research, gives the opening address. Susana Muñoz, Head of the European Integration Studies Department at the CVCE, then introduces the theme of the conference.

 


Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy — Conference (Luxembourg, 27 November 2013) — Opening lecture by Professor Hans Tietmeyer

Prof. Hans Tietmeyer, Honorary President of the Bundesbank and former member of the Werner Committee, gives an opening lecture entitled Der Werner Bericht als Wegweiser für die Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion.

 


Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy — Conference (Luxembourg, 27 November 2013) — Second session: Pierre Werner, a life dedicated to the European ideal

At the international conference ‘Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy', the second working session entitled ‘Pierre Werner, a life dedicated to the European ideal' is chaired by Professor René Leboutte, Holder of the ad personam Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration History at the University of Luxembourg and Chairman of the CVCE's Committee of Experts. The session features the following contributions: Dr Elena Danescu, Researcher at the CVCE: Pierre Werner: l'homme et son œuvre; Dr Armand Clesse, Director of the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies: De l'Europe de Pierre Werner à l'Europe d'aujourd'hui: réalisations et échecs; Dr Jan-Willem Brouwer, Head of Research at the Centre for Parliamentary History in Nijmegen: Les Pays-Bas et Pierre Werner, 1954–1984; Prof. Xu Mingqi, President of the Shanghai Institute for European Studies, Director of the Centre for European Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences: Pierre Werner — a long-run vision for Europe; Dr Frédéric Clavert, Research Engineer at LabEx EHNE, Paris-Sorbonne University: L'exemple d'une analyse computationnelle des archives familiales Pierre Werner.

 


Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy — Conference (Luxembourg, 27 November 2013) — Third session: The Werner Report — ideas, initiatives and challenges for a Europe built through currency

At the international conference ‘Pierre Werner, a vision for Europe: his approach, action and legacy', the third working session entitled ‘The Werner Report — ideas, initiatives and challenges for a Europe built through currency' is chaired by Prof. Ivo Maes, Holder of the Robert Triffin Chair at the Institute of European Studies of the Université catholique de Louvain and Senior Adviser for Historical Studies in the Research Department at the National Bank of Belgium. The session features the following contributions: Prof. Christian Ghymers, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Member of the Triffin International Foundation: Une relecture du Plan Werner par rapport à ses antécédents et ses successeurs; Prof. Andreas Wilkens, University of Lorraine: L'Allemagne fédérale et le Plan Werner; Dr Marc Dierickx, Senior Researcher, Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Dutch contribution to the Werner Plan; Dr Paolo Tedeschi, Researcher in the Department of Economics, Management and Statistics at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Visiting Researcher at the CVCE: Le Rapport Werner et les milieux industriels italiens; Prof. Marie-Claude Esposito, University of the New Sorbonne, Director of ICEE — Integration and Cooperation in the European Area: Le plan Werner, un enjeu dans la négociation pour l'adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne?