2023-09-30 05:08:13
He was the associate of Denis de Rougemont and the teacher of José Manuel Barroso. For five years, he has maintained an epistolary exchange with the French president, whom he hopes to convince to come to Geneva during his state visit to Switzerland. The professor talks regarding his destiny, that of a European federalist
Published on September 30, 2023 at 07:08. Modified on September 30, 2023 at 07:12.
“Dear President, dear Friend. We were very pleased to learn that you are planning an official visit to Switzerland on November 15 and 16.” In a letter to Emmanuel Macron at the end of July, Dusan Sidjanski invited the French president to take advantage of this state visit – which has yet to be confirmed – to make a detour to Geneva. “He might explain Europe in a new world,” confides the president of the Center of Competence in European Studies – which bears his name – at the University of Geneva. Why Geneva? “Because there are around twenty international organizations, 200 to 300 NGOs, the University and the Graduate Institute.”
A few days later, the French president responded to “Mr. Professor”, in turn described as “Dear friend”, to thank him for his approach. Dusan Sidjanski has maintained correspondence with Emmanuel Macron since the start of his first mandate. It was through Clément Beaune, then special advisor to the new head of state on European issues, that they came into contact. “A very good friend, met in Paris,” explains the professor regarding one of the key figures of macronia. In the European debate, Dusan Sidjanski is still a respected voice. The one who was close to Denis de Rougemont, Karl Deutsch or Jean Piaget and the teacher of José Manuel Barroso, Micheline Calmy-Rey and many others, remains fully committed to the European fight. And on Europe, “Macron is the most interesting”. He therefore tried to convince him of his thesis: the federalist project can only be realized with a “dynamic political core”. “Five to ten members, no more. With a qualified majority mechanism. This is the only way to relaunch political Europe and escape the paralysis created with the rule of unanimity. Since the Lisbon Treaty, we have gone backwards in terms of institutions,” he believes.
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