In this interview, Leo Tindemans, former Belgian Prime Minister, refers to the decisive role played by Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic, at the Paris Summit of 9 and 10 December 1974, with particular regard to the idea of convening a meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the Nine in the European Council.

In this interview, Leo Tindemans, former Belgian Prime Minister, describes how he was appointed by his peers, at the end of the Paris Summit of 9 and 10 December 1974, to draw up a report on European Union and how he selected the team of people to support him in this task.

In this interview, Leo Tindemans, former Belgian Prime Minister, describes how his report on European Union was welcomed, in December 1975, by the Heads of State or Government of the Nine and outlines the main aspects of the text which were subsequently implemented in the process of European integration.