Houjarray's Prospective Conversations

Launched in 2023, Prospective Conversations is an annual event organised by the Association Jean Monnet in close collaboration with the Maison Jean Monnet in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne and other partners, mainly Think Tanks.

For a whole weekend, experts in European affairs from different parts of the world are being invited to the Maison Jean Monnet. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and ages: parliamentarians, European and national civil servants, members of influential European think tanks, journalists, representatives of business and industry, trade unions and the arts.

They discuss in "off" mode, according to the "Chatham House Rules", in complete freedom, subjects that affect the position of the EU and Europe in the world of today and tomorrow, drawing inspiration from the spiritual heritage and memory of Jean Monnet's action. You will find here some echoes of their talks and speeches.

Here is the introductory address given by Cyrillus Lucas Vael at the opening session, setting out some thoughts to provide context for the working group discussions.

Introductory speech of the Houjarray Foresight Talks 2024

By clicking on the following link, you will find the outcome of the discussions held during the 2024 Houjarray Future-Focused Conversations.

The French version of the Declaration is a machine-generated translation. Only the original English text can be used as a reference.

View the Houjarray 2024 declaration here

You can also find the results of the 2023 Houjarray Prospective Conversations below:

The Houjarray Declaration 2023