{"id":766836,"date":"2025-08-07T16:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/rethinking-europe-where-it-all-began\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:54:22","slug":"rethinking-europe-where-it-all-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/rethinking-europe-where-it-all-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Europe, where it all began. Jean Monnet House Gathering July 25-27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\" data-block-type=\"core\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-766821\" style=\"width:712px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753890951390-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d832a08\" data-block-id=\"d832a08\"><style>.stk-d832a08 {height:32px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">On July 26 and 27, a group of 30 European leaders from business, academia, civil society and politics gathered for a workshop of rare intensity at the Maison Jean Monnet in Houjarray. Organized by Sandrine Dixson-Decl\u00e8ve, Marcello Palazzi, Otti Vogt and Jean-Marc Lieberherr, the event took place in a highly symbolic location: the house where Jean Monnet lived and worked for decades, and where the Schuman Declaration, the founding act of the European Union, was drafted. <\/p>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Throughout the weekend, participants addressed a central question: <strong>how can we revitalize the European project through collective, concrete action?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Guided by Monnet&#8217;s unshakeable vision of a united, peaceful and sovereign Europe in an interdependent world, the discussions were nourished by his philosophy of action. One phrase in particular resonated throughout the debates: <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><em>&#8220;Anything becomes possible as soon as you focus on one specific point that drives everything else.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">What would this &#8220;precise point&#8221; be today? What could be the equivalent of the coal and steel of the 1950s, or the single market of the 1990s? <br\/>Beyond the main principles, the challenge is also to know how to talk about this new European ambition in such a way as to reach out to the younger generations and convey a concrete, mobilizing vision, anchored in action.<\/p>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">In a place steeped in history, the Maison Jean Monnet was more than just a backdrop: it provided an emotional anchor and clarity of purpose. Participants left with renewed energy, full of ideas, and a shared determination to move Europe forward. <\/p>\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">This is just the beginning. The momentum is there, the community is growing. Europe has the potential &#8211; and no doubt the duty &#8211; to regain leadership. Now it&#8217;s up to us.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 26 and 27, a group of 30 European leaders from business, academia, civil society and politics gathered for a workshop of rare intensity at the Maison Jean Monnet in Houjarray. 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