Europäische Zeitgeschichte

"Shaping the Europe of the future" in pictures

"Shaping the Europe of the future" in pictures
The main auditorium of the University of Luxembourg was filled to the last seat for the conference “Shaping the Europe of the future” organised by the C²DH, with the European Commission Representation in Luxembourg and their partners on 13 October.

Full house, lively debates and – most of all – Europe were on the agenda of this 13 October at the University of Luxembourg

Guest speaker Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, opened the conference “Shaping the Europe of the Future” giving his view on the current state of the European Union, its achievements and its challenges for the future. After his lecture, students sitting in the audience were given the opportunity to address their questions directly to Mr. Juncker.

The lecture was followed by a lively discussion during a round table with Jacques Santer, Honorary Minister of State, former Luxembourg Prime Minister, former President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament, former Vice-President of the European Commission, Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament, Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, former President of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg, Dr Ludwig Neyses, Vice-President for Research, acting President of the University of Luxembourg, who exchanged their views with four students from the University of Luxembourg.

The event was streamed live and many people joined the discussion on social media.

More information available on the University website.

The recording of the entire conference is available here: