Tuesday, 25. October 2011, 18:15 – 20:00 h
At the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, KOL-G-201 (Aula)
Around two years after the Lisbon Treaty came into force and in view of the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone, Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker outlines ways and ideas for the future of the European Union. Among other things, he explores the question of how the European integration process can be revitalised at a time when there is talk of growing "European fatigue".
Jean-Claude Juncker was born in Luxembourg in 1954. He has been a member of various governments since 1982, and Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to the present. Since 1 January 2005, he has also been the first permanent president of the Euro Group, which is composed of the finance ministers of the euro area member states. In 1991, Jean-Claude Juncker became one of the leading players in the drafting of the Maastricht Treaty, in particular the chapters on Economic and Monetary Union, and was one of the signatories of the Maastricht Treaty in February 1992. Numerous international awards, including the Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen (2006), document the European's merits and also his popularity.