Emotions? There is nothing surprising about the fact that the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe awarded its Gold Medal of European Merit on 9 November to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt. In a few weeks time, all Europeans will have euro in their pockets so it was only to be expected that the two personalities who played such a vital role in the European currency should receive the recognition they deserve. The surprising thing was the rumpus the Lausanne event caused - 1600...