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The Notre Europe's Committee (formerly European Steering Committee-ESC) regularly brings together high-profile European personalities in order to debate issues fundamental for the future of the Union (economic and social cohesion in an enlarged Europe, the Federation of Nation States, the fight against organised crime in Europe, reform of institutions, etc). It sets the direction of Notre Europe's research and formulates possible future directions for the European project. These debates are a source of inspiration in Notre Europe's daily work.
ESC members in 2011
  • Enrique Barón-Crespo
  • Pervenche Berès
  • Yves Bertoncini
  • Joachim Bitterlich
  • Laurence Boone
  • Josep Borrel Fontelles
  • Jean-Louis Bourlanges
  • Laurent Cohen-Tanugi
  • Etienne Davignon
  • Pierre Defraigne
  • Renaud Dehousse
  • Jacques Delors
  • Niels Ersbøll
  • Elisabeth Guigou
  • Klaus Hänsch
  • Pascal Lamy
  • Philippe Lagayette
  • Eneko Landaburu
  • Pierre Lepetit
  • Père Henri Madelin
  • Vitor Martins
  • Stefano Manservisi
  • Jean Nestor
  • Riccardo Perissich
  • Alojz Peterle
  • Jean Pisani-Ferry
  • Jean-Christophe Ploquin
  • Julian Priestley
  • Romano Prodi
  • Antonio Puri Purini
  • Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul
  • Maria João Rodrigues
  • Philippe de Schoutheete
  • Daniela Schwarzer
  • Stefano Silvestri
  • Pedro Solbes
  • Antoinette Spaak
  • Christian Stoffaës
  • Christine Verger
  • Antonio Vitorino

Notre Europe's Committee propositions

Notre Europe's ESC, November 18-19, 2011


  • Key elements
  • The rigor but also the growth, declaration. This text is available in French, German, Italian and Greek.
  • Press Review.


    Notre Europe's Committee November, 12-13, 2010


  • A New Resource for the European Budget,Declaration. This document is also available in French, German, Spanish and Italian.
  • Press Release.
  • Press Review.



    • Notre Europe's Committee November 6-7, 2009


  • The European Union after Lisbon: a three-part counterpoint Declaration.
    This document is also available in German and Italian.
  • Press Release.




    • ESC November 7-8, 2008


  • In the face of crisis, there is a need for Europe, Declaration
  • The European Union's acid test, proposition by Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa.



    • ESC November 17, 2006


  • Proceedings of Colloquium "Notre Europe demain"
  • Synopsis of the Debate by Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul.

    • ESC May 12, 2001


  • The aim and the tasks for a Large Europe: introduction for a discussion, Preparotory documents by Marjorie Jouen.


    • ESC November 11, 2000

  • Analytic Guide to the results of the Intergovernemental Conference, Position of the ESC.
  • Economy policy co-ordination in the Eurozone : What has been achived?, what should be done?, preparatory document by Jean Pisani-Ferry and Pierre Jacquet .
  • The Debate on the Structure of an Enlarged Europe, prepartory document .

    • ESC, May, 20, 2000

    ESC November 20, 1999

    ESC May 18, 1998
    In view
    European Steering Committee 2011 - key elements
    Notre Europe's viewpoint | 21/12/2011
    The European Steering Committee meeting 2011 of Notre Europe dealt with the following issues : "Schengen and immigration", "Institutions and people" and "The dilemma financial austerity – economic stagnation". It ended with the adoption of a final declaration entitled "Austerity, but also growth" and published in several European newspapers. This synthesis by Notre Europe offers the key elements for present analysis and future directions identified during the discussions, and the text of the final declaration.
    See also
    Declaration of Notre Europe "ESC": Austerity, but also growth
    Notre Europe's viewpoint | 23/11/2011
    At the conclusion of its annual meeting, the European Steering Committee of Notre Europe adopted an entitled statement "Austerity, but also growth ", published in numerous European Newspapers (Germany, France, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Uk, etc). This Declaration insists in particular on the necessity of promoting the growth to the European level via the deepening of the internal market, the use of the community budget and the bond issue financing big projects of infrastructures. 
    In the face of crisis, there is a need for Europe
    European Steering Committee | 10/12/2008
    Declaration of Notre Europe's Steering Committee on November 7-8, 2008. The current world economic crisis is the most serious for Europe since the Second World War. At this stage it is impossible to foresee the outcome and the duration of the significant changes happening before our eyes. Europe is not sheltered from the present storm: it will emerge strengthened or seriously undermined by internal conflict. As is often the case, this adversity is at once an opportunity and a threat....
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    A new Resource for the European budget
    Notre Europe's viewpoint
    24/11/2010
    Press Release: Meeting of Notre Europe's Committee
    Notre Europe's viewpoint
    13/11/2010
    The Union After the Crisis: Economic Governance and Germany
    Notre Europe's viewpoint
    27/10/2010
    Proposition: "The European Union's acid test"
    Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
    11/11/2008
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