08/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Gold medal of the Monnet Foundation for Europe to Emilio Colombo and Javier Solana. The “Médaille d'Or” from the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe will be awarded on 7 October to Emilio Colombo and Javier Solana, at the campus of the University of Lausanne (Dorigny, Switzerland). Currently a life senator, Colombo was president of the Italian Council and served as minister several times. He was also president of the European Parliament. Javier Solana was EU High Representative for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy until 2009. (O.L./transl.jl)