Have you read “The Adventures of Kontiki”? This is a question Jean Monnet tended to ask people, who were intrigued when they saw a photo of the famous boat on the desk of the founder of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe. Jacques Rabier, honorary director general of information at the European Commission, who used to work with Jean Monnet and remained close to him right until the end, shared this memory at a conference on the work, methods, action and influence of the...