The son of De Gaulle’s minister and the French Ambassador at our Foundation
Jean-Noël Jeanneney, historian, Director General, former Secretary of State, and Claire Legras, Ambassador of France to Budapest, visited our Foundation on 13 June.
Charles de Gaulle
Conference on the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty
The conference, organised jointly by the Otto von Habsburg Foundation and the Institute of Strategic Studies of the University of Public Service, commemorated the signing of the Élysée Treaty, a fateful event in the life of our continent, in the Széchenyi Hall of the Ludovika.
“It is very difficult to build Europe with France, but impossible without it.”
Otto von Habsburg has analysed the lessons of the historic presidential elections 20 years ago in a number of articles. His reflections still help us to understand French domestic politics today, especially with regard to the 2022 elections.
THOUGHTS OF OTTO VON HABSBURG ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF CHARLES DE GAULLE’S DEATH
Fifty years ago, on Monday, November 9, 1970, Charles de Gaulle, the French President, died at his home in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. The news of his death shook many of his admirers, including Otto von Habsburg, who was just in Paris at the invitation of President Georges Pompidou.
