About: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
A reminder of Jacques Chirac’s U-turn on Europe
During his political career, Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday (26 September), made a complete U-turn on Europe, from calling Europe a "mollusc" in 1979 to becoming a European of reason, then of heart. EURACTIV's partner Ouest-France reports.
Giscard d’Estaing wants to reboot the European project
“Re-Imagine Europa” aims to strengthen European economic leadership. At 92, France's Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who launched a new think-tank in Brussels, regrets the “profound confusion of the EU” caused by the lack of leadership. EURACTIV.fr reports.
Why did such sadness accompany the Brexit letter?
The neo-Gaullist 'Brussels system', with its decisions made in private, is at the heart of British frustrations, writes David Heilbron Price.
Josep Borrell: Spain’s influence on EU is ‘negligible’
Former President of the European Parliament Josep Borrell has criticised Spain’s role in European politics over the last decade and Mariano Rajoy’s role in forwarding Spanish interests.
Giscard: ‘Greece should leave the euro, not the EU’
A former President of France has told Les Echos that Greece should leave the euro so it can devalue its currency and increase its economic competitiveness. EURACTIV France reports.
Scholar: EU countries’ positions change very little since 1960s
Although the situation today is very different from 30 years ago, countries in favour of deeper European integration, and those against, remain very much the same, says Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol, fellow in Social Sciences at the Adam Smith Business School, in Glasgow.