{"id":58105,"date":"2020-12-03T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T12:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=58105"},"modified":"2021-11-17T08:54:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T07:54:50","slug":"the-convinced-european-valery-giscard-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/the-convinced-european-valery-giscard-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"The convinced European Val\u00e9ry Giscard dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Val\u00e9ry Giscard, who worked for most of his life for the construction of the European Union, dies at the age of 94 from COVID-19.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Val\u00e9ry Giscard d’Estaing was a great European whose stamp is present in great milestones in the history of the European Union, such as the creation of the European Council, the election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, the establishment of the monetary union and the founding of the European Space Agency. A stamp that pointed far away, as he also worked for a stronger Europe, a more united Franco-German relationship, and contributed to stabilizing international political and economic life with the founding of the G7.<\/p>\n

In 1989, he was elected Member of the European Parliament and committed to a common constitution, which he saw as a promise of solidarity between states and peoples, by presiding the Convention on the Future of Europe in 2002 and 2003.<\/p>\n

Ursula von der Leyen<\/h3>\n
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Je rends hommage ce matin \u00e0 Val\u00e9ry Giscard d\u2019Estaing.<\/p>\n

Dans son c\u0153ur, les destins de la France et de l\u2019Europe \u00e9taient \u00e9troitement li\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Je pr\u00e9sente mes condol\u00e9ances au peuple fran\u00e7ais. Aujourd\u2019hui nous pleurons un grand Europ\u00e9en qui continuera de nous inspirer.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) December 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n