Presentations on Europe

To see Nisserine's presentation on Sweden, click here

To see Marine and Sonia's presentation on Cyrpus, click here

What is Europe to us? (3e)

(les élèves présents dans la vidéo ont fourni une autorisation parentale

pour le droit à l'image; les autres n'ont pas été publiés sur le blog)

What did Churchill say about Europe in 1946?

On 19 September 1946, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, gives an address at the University of Zurich in which he invites European countries to form a United States of Europe.

“If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance, there would be no limit to the happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its three or four hundred million people would enjoy. Yet it is from Europe that have sprung that series of frightful nationalistic quarrels, originated by the Teutonic nations in their rise to power, which we have seen in this twentieth century and even in our own lifetime, wreck the peace and mar the prospects of all mankind.

I am now going to say something that will astonish you. The first step in the re-creation of the European Family must be a partnership between France and Germany.”

è You can listen to this speech with a transcription on http://www.ena.lu/ (click on the link)

Thanks again to Mrs Chataignier

for her very interesting presentation

to the 3e about the birth of a "peaceful Europe"

EUROPE'S FOUNDING FATHERS

ROBERT SCHUMAN

Robert Schuman was born on June 29, 1886 in Luxembourg. He was a French stateman and is considered as one of the founding fathers of Europeans integration. Robert passed in 1904, his Abitur (BA) at the Imperial Lyceum of Metz, then Geman city. Having completed his graduate studies in law in Germany in Bonn, Berlin, Munic and Strasbourg, he opened a law office in Metz on June 1912, A year later, the First World War came. On November 1918, Alsace-Lorainne celebrated his return to France, Robert Shcuman, candidate of the Republican Union Lorraine. During 1939, the Second World War came. On March 1940, Robert Schuman was appointed Deputy Secretary of State for Refugees. Schuman, who had taken refuge on the Land Lorraine was arrested by the Gestapo at the prison in Metz. Fortunately, when he was aged fifty-six years, he escaped and managed to reach the Free Zone in August 1942. After that he was president of the Council (1947) (MRP), then Minister of Foreign Affairs (1948-1952), he was one of the great negociators of all the major treaties of the end of the Second World War. Furtfermore, he placed the Franco-German production of coal and steel under a common High Authority, an organization open to participation by other European countries. This proposal allowed to creating the European Coal and Steel. From 1958 to 1960, he was the 1^st President of the European Parliament.

When his term ended, he had the title « Father of Europe » . He died on September 4, 1963 in Scy-Chazelles (Moselle).

Yohan, 3°3

KONRAD ADENAUER

In 1876, Konrad Adenauer was born in Germany. He came from a catholic family.A few years later, he studied law at the university of Munich and Bonn. Afterwards he worked as a lawyer at the court in Cologne. Later, he became the youngest mayor of Germany.Then, he became a Chancellor.From 1949 to 1963, he was Chancellor and signed the treaties creating the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC).The mandate of Konrad Adenauer marked by his engagement in the European construction. In his many speeches, he evoked the idea of " the United State Europe". Finally, he died in Germany forty-two years ago. Konrad Adenauer is known for being one of Europe's founding fathers.

Jénanie, 3e2

ALICIDE DE GASPERI

Alcide DE GASPERI was born the third of april 1881 in Austria . He was an politician and one of Europe's founding fathers . From 1945 to 1953, he was the Prime Minister . He was Italian and had two brothers and one sister . De Gasperi was active in the Christian Social movement and became a scholarship to the University of Vienna in 1900 where he participated in political activities. Riots were provoked by young Germans at the inauguration of the law school at Innsbruck and then, Alcide passed 20 days in a prison . In 1905 he became Doctor of Philosophy and Letters . In the elections of the parliament of the Austro-Hungarian on the 13th and 20th of June1911, he was elected Austrian deputy . In 1922 he married Francesca Romani and they had 4 daughters . He was arrested at the station og Florence on the 11th of march 1927 and was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine. He was released in 1928 and has not got a lot of money so he found a job in a library with the help of his friends. The 16th of June 1944 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and then , he became Chairman for the first time of his life . The 18th of April 1948 , De Gasperi was named president of the first Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic and had great success . He enters into agreements with the Western powers to finance reconstruction and economic recovery of Italy . He died the nineteen of august 1954 , in Italy .

Sonia, 3e3

JEAN MONNET

Jean Monnet was born November 9, 1888 cognac. He comes from a family of traders and began his career in the family business. He has made many trip (especially in North America). He returned to France in 1938 for residents, December 1939, at the beginning of WWII, the committee coordination test pool capacity of France and the united kingdom prepared for war. At the end of the WWII Jean Monnet working on a project the ECSC. After the creation of the ECSC, Jean Monnet became, from 1953 to 1955, the first president of the "High Authority" He resigned and founded the Action Committee for the United States of Europe, continued its activity in favor of Europe. Unfortunately he died in 1929. This text is one of the most important speech of his life: The prosperity of our European community is inextricably linked to the development of international trade. Our Community to help resolve trade problems arising in the world. We are determined to seek without delay in direct talks, how to implement the declared intention of the British government to establish the closest association with the Community. We are confident that we can consider a close and fruitful collaboration with the United States, which since the proposal made by Mr. Schuman May 9, 1950, we gave repeated evidence of their active sympathy. We will provide any appropriate relations with the United Nations and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. We will develop with the Council of Europe all forms of collaboration and mutual assistance under the Treaty. But we are only at the beginning of the effort that Europe needs to do to finally find the unity, prosperity and peace. "

Enguerrand, 3°2

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