In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the European views of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which was formed in 1971 after a split in the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP). Astrid Lulling was a member of the PSD from 1971 to 1984.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses why Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984 and Minister for Cultural Affairs from 1979 to 1984, announced at the Congress of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) on 17 December 1983 that he would be retiring from politics.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, describes her activities in the structures of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) over the past 30 years.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, describes her family background and her childhood in Schifflange during the 1930s. She also discusses the conditions in which she completed her secondary education. Finally, Astrid Lulling shares her memories of the German occupation of Luxembourg during the Second World War.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, secretary and editor at the Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband (Luxembourg Workers’ Union — LAV) from 1949 to 1963 and an employee in the liaison office for miners and metalworkers at the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1951 to 1958, describes the nature of her work at this time, especially in connection with European issues.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, secretary and editor at the Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband (Luxembourg Workers’ Union — LAV) from 1949 to 1963 and an employee in the liaison office for miners and metalworkers at the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1951 to 1958, emphasises the involvement and interest of trade unions in the creation and development of the ECSC from the Schuman Declaration onwards.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, general secretary for agricultural and food workers’ trade unions at the European Trade Union Secretariat (ETUS) from 1963 to 1971, describes the nature of her work in this role and discusses the main issues that she dealt with and the people who worked alongside her.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, explains how she joined the Chamber of Deputies after the parliamentary election in 1964.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the withdrawal of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) from the coalition government with the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) directed by Prime Minister Pierre Werner in 1968.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the influence of the Prague Spring on the split in the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP).