In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, describes his arrival and early years at the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry, particularly mentioning his contribution to the establishment of a Treaties Department within the ministry.

In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, describes the material and human resources at the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry immediately after the Second World War. He also emphasises how Luxembourg managed to impose its own legal personality in diplomatic and trade negotiations, particularly within the Benelux.

In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, describes his career at the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry and what he saw as the priority issues at the time.

In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, explains the main differences between the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), set up in 1948, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which succeeded it in 1961.

In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, explains how, after the First and particularly the Second World War, Luxembourg was keen to be involved in all the international organisations in which it was able to participate.

In this interview excerpt, Pierre Pescatore, a Luxembourg diplomat from 1947 to 1967 and a Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, discusses the development of the role of director in the Political Affairs Directorate of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry, a post he himself held from 1959 to 1963.