· Hans-Dietrich Genscher
      1927-
      German Foreign Affairs Minister, Liberal
      The 1981 Genscher-Colombo plan proposed to extend the Community’s competences into new areas and the revival of the majority voting

· Emilio Colombo
      1920-
      Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, EP President
      Christian Democrat
      The 1981 Genscher-Colombo plan proposed to extend the Community’s competences into new areas and the revival of the majority voting

· Altiero Spinelli
      1907-1986
      Italian Commissioner, Member of the European Parliament
      Communist
      European activist (European Federalist Movement)
      His 1984 report, establishing a ‘European Union’, advocated a reinforced European integration and institutions

· Jacques Delors
      1925-
      French Socialist
      President of the European Commission 1985-1995

· Margaret Thatcher
      1925-
      British Prime Minister, Conservative eurosceptical
      Author of the ‘I want my money back’ quote (Fontainebleau, 1984)

· François Mitterrand
      1916-1996
      French President, Socialist
      French-German tandem with chancellor Kohl
      Supported the European Single Act and fathered the Maastricht Treaty

· Helmut Kohl
      1930-
      German Chancellor, Christian democrat
      French-German tandem with Mitterrand

· Felipe González
      1942-
      Spanish Prime Minister, Socialist
      Joined the French (Mitterrand)-German (Kohl) axis for a new Europe