In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister, discusses the reasons which, in his opinion, resulted in John Major, British Prime Minister, opposing the nomination of Jean-Luc Dehaene, Belgian Prime Minister, as President of the European Commission, at the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994.

In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and President of the European Commission, recalls the circumstances surrounding his appointment as President of the European Commission by the Brussels Extraordinary European Council of 15 July 1994.

In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and President of the European Commission, recalls the debates in the European Parliament, in July 1994, on his appointment as President of the European Commission.

In this interview, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, outlines the criteria, in particular the political criteria, which, in 1994, guided the selection of Commissioners and the allocation of portfolios.

In this interview, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, outlines the main difficulties encountered in 1994 in the selection of Commissioners and in the allocation of their respective responsibilities.