On 17 January 1948, commenting on the forthcoming congress of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (NEI), the German daily newspaper Rheinische Post looks at the political evolution of the Christian Democratic parties in Western Europe since the end of the Second World War.

On 29 January 1948, commenting on the meeting of European Christian Democratic leaders in Luxembourg City from 29 January to 1 February, the Catholic daily Luxemburger Wort describes the aims of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (New International Teams — NEI).

From 29 January to 1 February 1948, the members of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (New International Teams — NEI) meet in Luxembourg and adopt a resolution on the settlement of the German question with the aim of stimulating the establishment of a federal Europe.

On 3 February 1948, the German daily newspaper Die Welt describes the outcome of the first Congress of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (New International Teams — NEI) held from 29 January to 1 February 1948 in Luxembourg City.

On 25 February 1949, Robert Bichet, founder of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (New International Teams, NEI) and Vice President of the European Movement, addresses the International Council of the European Movement at its meeting in Brussels and emphasises the important role to be played by the NEI to promote the United States of Europe.

On 22 April 1953, the Conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique reports on the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Nouvelles Équipes Internationales (NEI) held in Paris during which the Committee unanimously adopts a peace resolution.

On 30 April 1957, the French daily newspaper Le Monde reports on the 11th Congress of the Nouvelles équipes internationales (NEI) in Arezzo and in Rome and analyses the political objectives of Christian Democracy.

In this interview, Charles Rutten, former Second Secretary of the Netherlands Catholic People's Party (KVP), recalls the main implications of the first congress of the Nouvelles Équipes Internationales (New International Teams — NEI), held from 31 May to 2 June 1947 in Chaudfontaine, near Liège.