On 16 February 1969, US troops take part in three days of military exercises in the region of Grunewald, the largest wooded area in West Berlin. Despite the climate of détente, the Western forces stationed in West Berlin remain on alert and continue to defend the Western sectors of the city.

On 17 March 1969, in a message to all the countries of Europe, the Member States of the Warsaw Pact declare support for the establishment of good relations with the West and call for a conference on security in Europe.

On 22 March 1972, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera describes the criticism of the European Economic Community (EEC), by Leonid Brejnev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

On 13 November 1972, at a conference on Europe held at the Palais Pálffy in Vienna, Edmund P. Wellenstein, head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on the enlargement of the European Communities, outlines the decisions taken during the Paris Summit of 19 and 21 October 1972 regarding economic cooperation between the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the countries of Eastern Europe.

Le 9 mars 1973, le quotidien belge La Libre Belgique s'interroge sur l'ouverture prochaine d'une véritable négociation entre la Communauté économique européenne (CEE) et le Conseil d'assistance économique mutuelle (COMECON) sur la question des échanges commerciaux.

In May 1973, the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung examines the attitude of the United States and the Soviet Union towards the European Economic Community (EEC).

Following his visit to the USSR in 1973, the Luxembourg Foreign Minister, Gaston Thorn, discusses possible relations between the EEC Member States and Comecon.

In January 1974, despite the seeming climate of détente between the two blocs, military exercises continue to be organised by the Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact. The photo shows Soviet troops from an anti-aircraft unit training for chemical warfare.

On 17 October 1974, prior to the forthcoming official visit to Moscow by François Ortoli, President of the European Commission, the Netherlands daily newspaper De Volkskrant comments on the attempts to establish closer relations between the EEC and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon).

In this interview, Jean-Jacques Kasel, Legation Attaché in the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1973 to 1976, describes the nature of relations between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) in the special context of the 1970s.

In September 1975, the Soviet satirical weekly magazine Krokodil portrays the actions of the Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Defence Department, as a stumbling block in the process of détente between the East and the West.

En novembre 1975, le mensuel français Le Monde diplomatique compare la Communauté économique européenne (CEE) avec le Conseil d'assistance économique mutuelle (COMECON) et analyse les possibilités d'une coopération éventuelle entre les deux organisations.

On 18 February 1976, daily newspaper La Libre Belgique considers the reasons which have inspired Comecon to seek rapprochement with the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC).

'A year on from Helsinki - Cheers! Here's to more success'. One year after the Conference on security and cooperation in Europe (CSCE), Fritz Behrendt is strongly critical of the easing of East-West hostilities.

In February 1977, German weekly publication Der Spiegel comments on the talks between the Soviet Union and the European Economic Community (EEC) on the issues of fishing zones.

In June 1978, the monthly publication Vision considers the prospect of commercial trade between the countries of the Eastern bloc and those of the European Economic Community (EEC).