In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 2002 and since 2004, gives her views on the various issues that she dealt with in the European Parliament and emphasises the fact that the role of MEP cannot be combined with other posts.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, considers the lack of influence of the French Members of the European Parliament.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, regrets the fact that European decisions are poorly understood by the French people while they are accepted by the people’s representatives in Brussels.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, describes some of the sessions of the European Parliament Conciliation Committee.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, describes how she was chosen by the European People’s Party as candidate for the Presidency of the European Parliament.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, explains how, following its censure of the Commission chaired by Jacques Santer, relations between Parliament and the European Commission returned to normal.
In My struggles as President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, gives her views on the French Presidency of the European Union in 2000 and on the Treaty of Nice.
The image of the European Parliament in French political circles
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2009, considers the attitude and commitment of the French MEPs during the first years of her term of office.
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 2002 and since 2004, explains the difficulties experienced by European citizens in understanding the decision-making process in the European Union institutions.
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 2002 and since 2004, considers the operation of the European Parliament Conciliation Committee, the thorniest issues addressed by this Committee and the evolution of its role over the years.
Her election as President of the European Parliament
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002, describes the circumstances surrounding her election to this post as the candidate of the European People’s Party (EPP).
The priority issues during her time as President of the European Parliament
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, describes the main priority issues that she dealt with: institutional reforms, the role of the EP in the area of human rights and the EP's visibility in the field of foreign affairs.
The European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, discusses the activities of the EP's Committee on Budgetary Control (CoCoBu) and looks at the difficulties encountered during the appointment process for the Members of the European Commission presided by Romano Prodi.
The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2000
In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002, discusses the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2000.
