TRIBUTE TO MÁRIO SOARES, A GREAT EUROPEAN

organised by the Mário Soares Foundation - Maria Barroso and the Jean Monnet Association

To mark the centenary of the birth of the former Prime Minister and President of the Portuguese Republic, 
(1924-2017).

38 years after joining the European Economic Community, what challenges does Portugal face in 2024 and what is its vision for the future of the European Union?

Introduction by

Philippe Laurette, Chairman of the Jean Monnet Association

Foreword by

 Mrs Isabel Soares

Interventions

 Mrs Ana Paula Zacarias

• She is currently Portugal's Permanent Representative to the UN.
• Secretary of State for European Affairs in the XXI government of Portugal (2017-2019).
• Former Portuguese ambassador to Estonia, EU representative to Brazil, then to Colombia and Ecuador.

Mr José Pena do Amaral

• Trained as an economist. Former adviser to the President of the Republic on European affairs.
• Director of banks and insurance companies.
• Director of the Casa da Música.

Mr Umberto Triulzi

• Director of the Association Jean Monnet
• Professor of European Economic Policy and International Economic Policy at the Faculty of Political Science, La Sapienza University, Rome

Q&A