Cartoon by Lang on France, Germany and the European integration process (24 May 1961)

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‘For the European Grand Prix. Champion de Gaulle: “First push, mon ami, then jump in.”’ On 24 May 1961, German cartoonist Ernst Maria Lang takes an ironic look at General de Gaulle’s ideas on European political union and the role played by Chancellor Adenauer in the French plan. General de Gaulle is a fervent supporter of a Europe of sovereign states based around a central Franco-German core, as long as he can take the role of leader: he is at the wheel of the ‘France’ racing car, while the German Chancellor, depicted as a mechanic surrounded by a cloud of exhaust fumes, has the thankless task of push-starting the car.

Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: LANG, Ernst Maria "Um den Großen Preis von Europa" dans Süddeutsche Zeitung. Münchner Neueste Nachrichten aus Politik, Kultur, Wirtschaft und Sport. München: Süddeutscher Verlag. 24.05.1961, n° 123, 17. Jg, p.2.

Copyright: (c) Ernst Maria LANG

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Cartoon by Lang on France, Germany and the European integration process (24 May 1961)