One, the economist Jean Pisani-Ferry, defines himself as a social democrat; The different, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, deputy within the European Parliament after which within the National Assembly, as a Democrat Christian. Aged 74 and 79 years respectively, each belong to the era which noticed ultimately of the Cold War an opportunity for Europe and democracy. Both, intellectuals, always labored to understand this opportunity.
Chance needed two ministers of a ending authorities to provide them to Paris, 24 hours aside, the insignia of officer of the Legion of Honor: Eric Lombard, Minister of Economy and Finance, to Jean Pisani-Ferry, on September 4 in Bercy; Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, to Jean-Louis Bourlanges, on September 5 on the Quai d’Orsay.
In entrance of events of consultants, diplomats and senior officers, and within the presence of a number of members of the government-the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, member of the identical social gathering as Jean-Louis Bourlanges, the Modem (Democratic Movement), was on the Quai d’Orsay and the Minister of Education and former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was in Bercy-, the 2 Severe statement on the heritage of the “Thirty Glorious Years” and the hopes raised by the swap from the early Nineties, whether or not it’s globalization, European development, the surroundings, multilateralism or the position of centrism in democracy. We publish extracts from their speeches.
Jean Pisani-Ferry’s speech
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