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His grandfather was one of the founders of Europe: meet Jean-Marc Lieberherr



In the aftermath of the Second World War, Jean-Marc Lieberherr’s grandfather had only one idea in mind: to unite Europeans, and avoid a return to war on the continent at all costs.

His grandfather is none other than Jean Monnet – one of Europe’s founding fathers, whose ideas directly inspired the Schuman Declaration of May 9, 1950.

By founding the Institut Jean Monnet in 2021, Jean-Marc Lieberherr continues to keep alive the European thinking of his grandfather. He testifies.

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