The+Forerunners




 * The Forerunners **

  //**Victor Hugo (French) (1802-1885)**//  Considered as a visionary man, Victor Hugo envisaged already in 1855 a unique currency, in a speech written for the anniversary of the French 1848 revolution. During this speech Victor Hugo mentioned a famous idea bout “ A continental currency”. He also talked about the idea of a unique European population, without any borders, customs and including free exchanges”. Victor Hugo clearly defines the basic ideas of the european creation. 

**//Winston Churchill (1874-1965)//**  Winston Churchill has been the first man to update the Victor Hugo ideas about creating the USA of Europe. Winston Churchill also became the first president of the European Movement created after the Hay Congress in 1948. Other names participated to the elaboration of this association such as Leon Blum or Alcide De Gasperi. The European movement is an association headquartered in Brussels. Its main goal was to build a united Europe 

  //Back to the European contributors// Related arguments
 * The Founders
 * The Contributors
 * The Forwarders

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