{"id":1087,"date":"2020-10-07T14:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fr\/news\/a-pioneering-spirit-commemorating-50-years-of-the-werner-report\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T14:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:16:08","slug":"a-pioneering-spirit-commemorating-50-years-of-the-werner-report","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fr\/news\/a-pioneering-spirit-commemorating-50-years-of-the-werner-report\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Pioneering Spirit\u201d: Commemorating 50 years of the Werner Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><p>On 7 October, the University of Luxembourg\u2019s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C<sup>2<\/sup>DH) kicked off the two-day conference \u201cThe Werner Report 50 years on. <i>Economic and Monetary Union in Uncertain Times: Learning from the Past to Navigate the Future<\/i>\u201d.<\/p><p>The Werner Report, authored by former Luxembourg Prime Minister Pierre Werner in 1970, sketched out an ambitious blueprint for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in the European community and the later single common currency, the Euro.<\/p><p>Commenting on the \u201csurprising modernity\u201d of the Werner report, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwfr.uni.lu\/c2dh\/people\/andreas_fickers\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Andreas Fickers<\/a>, Director of the C<sup>2<\/sup>DH introduced the conference and its aim to analyse the role of the EMU and the challenges it faced, using an interdisciplinary approach based on archive research and existing literature. The conference explores the multifaceted future challenges that the European single currency faces, addressing questions such as: What steps are still needed to complete the project? How can the international role of the Euro and Europe\u2019s economic and financial autonomy be strengthened? How can technological developments in finance be best addressed? How is the COVID-19 crisis testing the boundaries of European integration?<\/p><p>In his opening address, Prof. St\u00e9phane Pallage, Rector of the University of Luxembourg said: \u201cPierre Werner was a visionary. Fifty years ago, he saw the Europe in which we live today, a Europe where a citizen of Luxembourg can travel to 19 countries without ever changing currency. The Euro has made life easier for millions of individuals, entrepreneurs and businesspeople.\u201d<\/p><p>However, a monetary union is far from simple. Some of the difficulties the Euro faces today are partly due to the fact that some countries can no longer use monetary policy to mitigate the shocks to their economies. Still, \u201cWerner had faith in Europe. He believed that Europe should move towards greater unification. He may not have foreseen all of the problems, but he was convinced that people of good will would find solutions,\u201d Pallage added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In his keynote address, Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of Luxembourg, paid tribute to Pierre Werner\u2019s pioneering spirit. He admired Werner\u2019s courage to advocate a currency union without a common economic policy and to consider an economic and monetary union as an accelerator for a political union. Gramegna said: \u201cThe Euro as a European construction is a never-ending story. It works step by step. We should never despair of Europe. In all critical situations Europe has lived up to the challenge. And this has happened again in front of our eyes in the last couple of months during this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"royal-guest-celebrates-his-very-own-anniversary\"\n    >\nRoyal guest celebrates his very own anniversary<\/h3>\n<p>His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg attended the inaugural session of the conference as honorary guest. 7 October marks the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of his accession to the function of head of State. In his opening address, St\u00e9phane Pallage paid tribute to the Grand Duke\u2019s loyal support of the University since its creation: \u201cYou have accompanied our University since its creation. You have believed in our ability to position ourselves among the world&rsquo;s best universities in less than 18 years. You have been with us at every important moment in our history. Thank you for letting us share this important moment in your life with you.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>About the conference<\/strong><\/p><p>The conference is embedded in an event series organised by the C<sup>2<\/sup>DH and partner organisations such as EUI Florence, Robert Triffin International, the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, the Bridge Forum-Dialogue and others from 6 to 9 October to commemorate the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Werner Report. A photo exhibition \u201cThe early days of Economic and Monetary Union: Pierre Werner, a pragmatic visionary\u201d is on display in the Maison du Savoir on Belval Campus until 31 October.<\/p><p>For more information visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wernerreport50.uni.lu\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">wernerreport50.uni.lu<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 7 October, the University of Luxembourg\u2019s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) kicked off the two-day conference \u201cThe Werner Report 50 years on. 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