EU History > Key men & women > 1960s
· Charles de Gaulle
1890-1970
French President, General
Gaullist
Defender of 1961 Fouchet Plan
Vetoed UK entry to the EEC in 1963 and 1967
Starred the ‘empty chair’ crisis in 1965
Withdrew France from NATO military command
· Christian Fouchet
1911-1974
French Minister, Ambassador
Author of the Fouchet Plan, proposed by De Gaulle in 1961
· Raymond Barre
1924-2007
French Prime Minister, Commission Vice-President
Centrist
The 1969 Barre report proposed an increased coordination of economic policies and an intensification of the monetary cooperation
1890-1970
French President, General
Gaullist
Defender of 1961 Fouchet Plan
Vetoed UK entry to the EEC in 1963 and 1967
Starred the ‘empty chair’ crisis in 1965
Withdrew France from NATO military command
· Christian Fouchet
1911-1974
French Minister, Ambassador
Author of the Fouchet Plan, proposed by De Gaulle in 1961
· Raymond Barre
1924-2007
French Prime Minister, Commission Vice-President
Centrist
The 1969 Barre report proposed an increased coordination of economic policies and an intensification of the monetary cooperation