{"id":1585,"date":"2022-01-21T09:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jean-monnet\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T10:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:30:56","slug":"jean-monnet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Monnet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4268e43 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"4268e43\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4268e43-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-36a3d36\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"36a3d36\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-36a3d36-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-36a3d36-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ee16d49\" data-block-id=\"ee16d49\"><style>.stk-ee16d49 {min-height:900px !important;align-items:center !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;display:flex !important;}.stk-ee16d49-column{--stk-column-gap:48px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ee16d49-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-71e643b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"71e643b\"><style>.stk-71e643b-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-71e643b-container{display:flex !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-71e643b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-71e643b-inner-blocks\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-block-type=\"core\">All about Jean Monnet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><em>A vision of union and a method of action for today&#8217;s Europe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Jean Monnet marked the <sup>20th<\/sup> century and helped shape the world we live in.\nToday, his work continues to inspire solutions for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Jean Monnet was the driving force behind joint action by the Allies during both wars, the modernization of post-war France, and the first steps towards European unification. He was decisive in resolving almost all the major crises of the <sup>20th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">His unwavering determination, the inventiveness of the solutions he devised, and the effectiveness of his method of action make this <strong>founding father of the European Union<\/strong> a source of inspiration for all those who have to think and act in today&#8217;s Europe and world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Discover here a summary of all Jean Monnet&#8217;s key dates, quotes, method and bibliographical references.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-22d695d\" data-block-id=\"22d695d\"><style>.stk-22d695d .stk-inner-blocks{column-gap:0px !important;row-gap:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button has-text-align-center stk-block stk-026585c\" data-block-id=\"026585c\"><style>.stk-026585c {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}.stk-026585c .stk-button{background:var(--stk-global-color-25174, #c61843) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Biography of Jean Monnet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6be1080\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6be1080\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6be1080-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6be1080-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-96be716\" data-block-id=\"96be716\"><style>.stk-96be716 .stk-img-wrapper{height:600px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-655389\" src=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2.jpg\" width=\"1330\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Portrait Jean monnet\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JM2-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-772efac\" data-block-id=\"772efac\"><style>.stk-772efac .stk--block-align-772efac{align-items:flex-start !important;}.stk-772efac {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-772efac stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-772efac-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4d54d0c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4d54d0c\"><style>.stk-4d54d0c {align-self:flex-start !important;padding-top:60px !important;padding-right:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;padding-left:60px !important;}.stk-4d54d0c-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;row-gap:0px !important;}.stk-4d54d0c-container{min-height:0px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-4d54d0c {padding-top:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important;padding-bottom:20px !important;padding-left:20px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4d54d0c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4d54d0c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0ab985f\" id=\"strong-strong-strong-les-dates-cles-de-jean-monnet-strong-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"0ab985f\"><style>.stk-0ab985f {margin-bottom:32px !important;}.stk-0ab985f .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:40px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-0ab985f .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:40px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><strong>Jean Monnet&#8217;s key dates<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e1afe03\" id=\"strong-strong-strong-1888-1914-de-cognac-a-la-decouverte-du-monde-strong-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"e1afe03\"><style>.stk-e1afe03 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-e1afe03 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><strong>1888-1914 &#8211; From Cognac to the discovery of the world<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cecfb98\" data-block-id=\"cecfb98\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1888\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1888\">1888<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: Born in Cognac into a family of cognac merchants<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-52cdb7c\" data-block-id=\"52cdb7c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1905\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1905\">1904<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: Leaves school to travel and represent the family firm in England and America<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-ddf523b\" id=\"strong-1914-1922-lapprentissage-de-laction-collective-strong\" data-block-id=\"ddf523b\"><style>.stk-ddf523b .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-ddf523b .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1914-1922 &#8211; Learning to take collective action<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b71281e\" data-block-id=\"b71281e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1914\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1914\">1914-1918<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Allied procurement: proposed to the French government the pooling of its procurement efforts with Great Britain at war.\nAllied supply committees formed. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2b6393c\" data-block-id=\"2b6393c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1919\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1919\">1920<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Appointed Deputy Secretary General of the League of Nations, the first attempt at global governance for conflict prevention and resolution<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-96a4ac2\" id=\"strong-1923-1938-banquier-a-san-francisco-et-conseiller-de-tchang-kai-chek-strong\" data-block-id=\"96a4ac2\"><style>.stk-96a4ac2 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-96a4ac2 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1923 -1938 &#8211; Banker in San Francisco and advisor to Chiang Kai Chek<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c73e3c2\" data-block-id=\"c73e3c2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1926\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1926\">1923 &#8211; 1934 <\/a><\/em><\/strong> Takeover of the family business and creation of a merchant bank in the United States.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-635a9d0\" data-block-id=\"635a9d0\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1929\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1929\">1929<\/a> <\/strong><\/em> Wedding in Moscow<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-707beb4\" data-block-id=\"707beb4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1934\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1934\">1934<\/a><\/strong><\/em> China Finance Development Corporation (CFDC) founded in Shanghai and advisor to Chiang Kai Chek<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-643dd73\" id=\"strong-1939-1945-union-des-allies-dans-la-guerre-reconstruction-et-modernisation-de-la-france-strong\" data-block-id=\"643dd73\"><style>.stk-643dd73 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-643dd73 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1939-1945 -Uniting the Allies in war, rebuilding and modernizing France<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-09d284c\" data-block-id=\"09d284c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1938\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1938\">1939-1940<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Purchase of American aircraft on behalf of the French government, then the French and British governments.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-42b8ce4\" data-block-id=\"42b8ce4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1940\">1940<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Proposal for total union between France and Great Britain to avoid French surrender<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c0ec7d5\" data-block-id=\"c0ec7d5\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1941\"><em>1941<\/em><\/a><\/strong> Churchill&#8217;s envoy to Washington. Inspirer and protagonist of the American Victory Program, which guaranteed Allied victory through weapons production.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1d825a7\" data-block-id=\"1d825a7\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1943\">1943-1944<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Member of the Comit\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ais de la Lib\u00e9ration Nationale in Algiers, then of General de Gaulle&#8217;s provisional government<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-4834441\" id=\"strong-1950-1975-laction-europeenne-de-la-communaute-europeenne-du-charbon-et-de-l-acier-a-la-creation-du-comite-d-action-pour-les-etats-unis-d-europe-strong\" data-block-id=\"4834441\"><style>.stk-4834441 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-4834441 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1950-1975 &#8211; European action: from the European Coal and Steel Community to the creation of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e1b3fd2\" data-block-id=\"e1b3fd2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1950\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1950\">1950<\/a><\/strong><\/em> Inspires the Schuman Declaration proposing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the first Community institutions.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-942a725\" data-block-id=\"942a725\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1952\">1952-1954<\/a><\/strong><\/em> First President of the ECSC High Authority, first European executive<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6ebeb2c\" data-block-id=\"6ebeb2c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1955\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1955\">1955-1975<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Creation and leadership of the Comit\u00e9 d&#8217;Action pour les Etats-Unis d&#8217;Europe, an international organization dedicated to advancing European unification.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-9347af2\" id=\"strong-1976-1988-heritage-et-posterite-de-laction-de-jean-monnet-strong\" data-block-id=\"9347af2\"><style>.stk-9347af2 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-9347af2 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:35px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1976 &#8211; 1988 &#8211; The legacy and posterity of Jean Monnet&#8217;s work<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b24e9eb\" data-block-id=\"b24e9eb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1976\">1976<\/a><\/strong><\/em> Publication of &#8220;M\u00e9moires&#8221;, a manifesto of political action and European advocacy<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3fe61d4\" data-block-id=\"3fe61d4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/#1976\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/jeanmonnet\/biographie\/#1976\">1976<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> : First to receive the distinction of &#8220;Honorary Citizen of Europe&#8221; from European heads of state<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a065a4f\" data-block-id=\"a065a4f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><em><strong>197<\/strong><\/em>9<\/strong><\/em> Death in Houjarray, Yvelines<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dbf4906\" data-block-id=\"dbf4906\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong><em><strong>1988<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> Transfer of Jean Monnet&#8217;s ashes to the Pantheon<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-8c39cd8\" data-block-id=\"8c39cd8\"><style>.stk-8c39cd8 .stk-inner-blocks{column-gap:0px !important;row-gap:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button has-text-align-center stk-block stk-0194534\" data-block-id=\"0194534\"><style>.stk-0194534 {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}.stk-0194534 .stk-button{background:var(--stk-global-color-25174, #c61843) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-man\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Discover Jean Monnet&#8217;s biography  <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cda6f94 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"cda6f94\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cda6f94-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a09a65b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a09a65b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a09a65b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a09a65b-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-198d5a6\" data-block-id=\"198d5a6\"><style>.stk-198d5a6 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-198d5a6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-14adbc4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"14adbc4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-14adbc4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-14adbc4-inner-blocks\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\" data-block-type=\"core\">&#8220;What we must seek is a fusion of the interests of the European peoples and not just the maintenance of the balance of these interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Memories<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c5946d2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c5946d2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c5946d2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c5946d2-inner-blocks\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\" data-block-type=\"core\">&#8220;Anything is possible in exceptional moments, as long as you&#8217;re ready and have a clear plan at a time when everything is confused&#8221;.<\/p>\n<cite>Memories<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f0304b7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f0304b7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f0304b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f0304b7-inner-blocks\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\" data-block-type=\"core\">&#8220;Every time I&#8217;ve been able to help bring people together, I&#8217;ve done it. I&#8217;ve done it in a way that&#8217;s natural to me, without political calculation or personal ambition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<cite>Memories<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-01d7af5\" data-block-id=\"01d7af5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-9fa9a5e\" data-block-id=\"9fa9a5e\"><style>.stk-9fa9a5e .stk-button{background:var(--stk-global-color-25174, #c61843) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/citations-jean-monnet\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>All quotes on European integration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-10bdece\" data-block-id=\"10bdece\"><style>.stk-10bdece {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-10bdece-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4aedd70\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4aedd70\"><style>.stk-4aedd70 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-right:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;padding-left:60px !important;}.stk-4aedd70-container{min-height:0px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-4aedd70 {padding-top:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important;padding-bottom:20px !important;padding-left:20px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4aedd70-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4aedd70-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" data-block-type=\"core\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Monnet method<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-f4b6df5\" data-block-id=\"f4b6df5\"><style>.stk-f4b6df5 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:#ffffff !important;}.stk-f4b6df5 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" data-block-type=\"core\">Jean Monnet&#8217;s ability to transform the course of history, to change the course of events without using formal power, has been confirmed time and again over the sixty years of his action. Although Jean Monnet never theorized about it, we can identify <strong>a<\/strong> &#8221; <strong>Monnet method<\/strong> &#8221; based on events and his writings, the fundamental driving forces behind his method of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-0e19151\" data-block-id=\"0e19151\"><style>.stk-0e19151 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:#ffffff !important;}.stk-0e19151 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-cf0afe8\" data-block-id=\"cf0afe8\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-af92696\" data-block-id=\"af92696\"><style>.stk-af92696 .stk-button{background:var(--stk-global-color-25174, #c61843) !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/jean-monnet\/the-jean-monnet-method\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Discover the Monnet method<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-1ec6b47 stk-block-background is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"1ec6b47\"><style>.stk-1ec6b47 {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;background-color:var(--stk-global-color-53437, #eef2ed) !important;padding-top:60px !important;padding-right:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;padding-left:60px !important;}.stk-1ec6b47:before{background-color:var(--stk-global-color-53437, #eef2ed) !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-1ec6b47 {padding-top:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important;padding-bottom:20px !important;padding-left:20px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-1ec6b47-column stk-container stk-1ec6b47-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b9c5ffa\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b9c5ffa\"><style>.stk-b9c5ffa {align-self:flex-start !important;}.stk-b9c5ffa-inner-blocks{justify-content:flex-start !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-b9c5ffa {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(46.3% - 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