In this interview excerpt, Gabriel Robin, diplomat at the French Permanent Representation to the European Communities from 1967 to 1969 and adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office in 1969, describes the turning point in France’s European policy marked by Georges Pompidou’s election as President of the French Republic in 1969.

In this interview excerpt, Gabriel Robin, adviser at the Secretariat General of the Presidency of the Republic from 1973 to 1979, looks back at the circumstances surrounding his appointment as diplomatic adviser to Georges Pompidou.

In this interview excerpt, Gabriel Robin, diplomat at the French Permanent Representation to the European Communities from 1967 to 1969, adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office in 1969 and delegated Deputy Director at the Foreign Ministry from 1969 to 1972, describes his memories of the European Summit in The Hague in December 1969.

In this interview excerpt, Gabriel Robin, who served as diplomatic adviser to Georges Pompidou and Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, gives his views on the issues surrounding European Political Cooperation.

In this interview excerpt, Gabriel Robin, First Counsellor at the French Embassy in London from 1972 to 1973, discusses the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.