23Jun. ’16 EU Founding Father said ………. “An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the European Union. He was a European executive body, as President of theHigh Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, and thus he is known as the “Father of Europe”. Never elected to public office, Monnet worked behind the scenes of American and European governments as a well-connected pragmatic internationalist”. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related Posted by George of Lydda. Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: EU, Jean Monnet. Leave a comment