The Luxembourgers' role in the European integration process
The role of Luxembourgers in the process of European integration.
Luxembourg members of the European Commission (1952-2009)
TableauTable listing the Luxembourg Members of the High Authority of the ECSC from 1952 to 1967, of the Commission of the EEC from 1958 à 1967 and of the Commission of the European Communities from 1967 to 2009.
Luxembourg Members of the European Parliament (1979–2013)
TableauTable listing the Luxembourg Members of the European Parliament from the first European Parliament elections by direct universal suffrage in 1979 to the present day.
The Luxembourgish members of the European Convention (2002-2003)
TableauTable listing the Luxembourgish members of the European Convention from 28 February 2002 to 10 July 2003.
European Elections: Questions and Answers (1979)
TexteLeaflet explaining to Luxembourgish speakers the functioning of the European Communities and the importance of the European elections on the eve of the first European Parliamentary elections by universal suffrage in June 1979.
Luxembourg’s reaction to the election of Simone Veil as President of the European Parliament (CLT, 18 July 1979)
SonOn 18 July 1979, Colette Flesch, Member of the European Parliament, and Jean Wolter, Interior Minister, comment on the election of Simone Veil as President of the European Parliament.
Discours du Grand-Duc Jean à l'occasion de la remise du prix Charlemagne (Aix-la-Chapelle, 8 mai 1986)
TexteLe 8 mai 1986, le Grand-Duc Jean de Luxembourg s'exprime à l'occasion de la remise du prix Charlemagne qui récompense le peuple luxembourgeois pour sa persévérance sur le chemin de l'unité européenne.
Joseph Bech
Joseph Bech
PasseportAddress by Joseph Bech (5 June 1957)
SonOn 5 June 1957, the 10th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, the Luxembourg Minister of State, Josph Bech, delivers a speech in which he highlights the essential role of US economic aid in Europe's recovery from the Second World War.
Discours de Joseph Bech à l'occasion de la remise du prix Charlemagne (Aix-la-Chapelle, 26 mai 1960)
TexteLe 26 mai 1960, Joseph Bech, ancien ministre luxembourgeois des Affaires étrangères et ancien Premier ministre, reçoit le prix Charlemagne pour ses services rendus à l'Europe.
Charles Léon Hammes
Gérard Rasquin, Souvenirs du président Charles-Léon Hammes
TexteDans une contribution à un ouvrage publié à l’occasion du 35ème anniversaire de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Gérard Rasquin, attaché à la Cour, trace le portrait de Charles-Léon Hammes, juge à la Cour de 1952 à 1967 et son président de 1964 à 1967.
Jean-Claude Juncker
‘Praise for the summit saviour' from Die Welt (16 December 1996)
TexteOn 16 December 1996, commenting on the Dublin European Council held on 13 and 14 December, the German daily newspaper Die Welt welcomes the role of mediator played by Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, during the debates between the Fifteen on the Stability and Growth Pact and on the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
Address given by Jean-Claude Juncker on the enlargement of the European Union (Paris, 26 February 2004)
TexteOn 26 February 2004, two months before the fifth enlargement of the European Communities, Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, delivers an address at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) in Paris in which he considers the progress made by the countries of Europe along the road towards European integration.
Pierre Pescatore
Pierre Pescatore
ImagePierre Pescatore, Judge in the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985.
Interview with Pierre Pescatore: his appointment as Judge (Luxembourg, 12 November 2003)
SonIn the course of an interview with the CVCE in November 2003, Pierre Pescatore, Judge in the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, recalls the circumstances of his appointment.
Pierre Pescatore, Luxembourg and the Court of Justice of the European Communities
TexteThis article by Pierre Pescatore, Judge in the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, concerns Luxembourg’s involvement in the proceedings of the Court and forms part of the collection of essays published in 1993 in honour of Pierre Werner.
Jacques F. Poos
Jacques F. Poos
ImageInterview with Jacques F. Poos: the half-yearly Council Presidencies (Sanem, 16 April 2004)
VidéoIn this inteview, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister, lists the advantages of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Speech given by Jacques F. Poos to the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg, 2 July 1992)
TexteOn 2 July 1992, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies adopts the Maastricht Treaty. In his speech, Jacques Poos, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, emphasises the importance of the decisions taken by the Twelve in Maastricht and their implications for Luxembourg.
Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer
PasseportInterview with Jacques Santer published in the Luxemburger Wort (2 September 1994)
TexteOn 2 September 1994, Jacques Santer, the new President of the European Commission, replies to questions from the Luxembourg newspaper Luxemburger Wort regarding the composition and tasks of the new Commission.
Meeting of the Santer Commission (1995)
ImageMeeting of the European Commission under the presidency of Jacques Santer, in office from 23 January 1995 to 15 September 1999.
Press conference held by Jacques Santer (Brussels, 14 July 1999)
VidéoOn 14 July 1999, Jacques Santer, outgoing President of the European Commission, gives an account of the achievements of his team since 1995.
Gaston Thorn
Gaston Thorn
PasseportGaston Thorn
Meeting of the Thorn Commission (1981)
ImageMeeting of the Commission of the European Communities under the presidency of Gaston Thorn, in office from 6 January 1981 to 5 January 1985.
Interview with Gaston Thorn from 30 Jours d'Europe (January 1981)
TexteInterview with Gaston Thorn, conducted by the monthly publication 30 Jours d’Europe in January 1981, upon his taking up office as President of the European Commission. The Luxembourger talks about his life and career, while giving his point of view on the difficulties and challenges faced by the various Community institutions, in particular the Commission.
Interview with Jean-Jacques Kasel: Gaston Thorn and the post of President of the Commission of the European Communities (Sanem, 4 September 2007)
VidéoIn this interview, Jean-Jacques Kasel, Head of the Private Office of the Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gaston Thorn, from 1979 to 1981, discusses the circumstances surrounding Gaston Thorn’s appointment as President of the Commission of the Communities and describes the main issues addressed during his term of office.
Pierre Werner
Pierre Werner
PasseportReport concerning the stage-by-stage implementation of economic and monetary union (8 October 1970)
TexteOn 8 October 1970, the Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Pierre Werner, submits his final report on the feasibility of economic and monetary union (EMU) to the Council of Ministers and to the European Commission.
Interview with Pierre Werner (RTL, 8 October 1970)
SonOn 8 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, presents his final report to the press on the prospects for the step-by-step achievement of economic and monetary union (EMU).
Press conference held by Pierre Werner (8 October 1970)
VidéoOn 8 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, presents to the press his final report on the conditions required for the establishment of economic and monetary union (EMU) in successive stages.
Pierre Werner, Luxembourg and European meanderings
TexteIn his memoirs, the former Luxembourg Prime Minister, Pierre Werner, recalls why and how the Six took a formal decision in March 1971 to implement European economic and monetary union (EMU).
'The last of the founding fathers' from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (25 June 2002)
TextePierre Werner, founding father of the Economic and Monetary Union, dies on 24 June 2002 in Luxembourg at the age of 88 years. The German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung pays tribute to this great man.