In diesem Interview erklärt Étienne Davignon, von 1964 bis 1966 Kabinettchef des belgischen Außenministers Paul-Henri Spaak, die Gründe für die Meinungsverschiedenheiten zwischen Frankreich und den Delegationen der fünf anderen Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaften hinsichtlich der Finanzierungsart der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP), die schließlich zur Krise der „Politik des leeren Stuhls“ führen.
Dans cette interview, Étienne Davignon, membre de la Commission européenne de 1977 à 1985 chargé notamment du Marché intérieur, des Affaires industrielles et de l'Union douanière, revient sur le rôle du Haut représentant de l'Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, poste créé par le traité de Lisbonne de 2007.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, Head of Cabinet of the Belgian Foreign Minister, Paul-Henri Spaak, from 1964 to 1966, describes Paul-Henri Spaak’s vision of European integration.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Director-General for Policy in the Belgian Foreign Ministry, explains the influence of the ‘Davignon Report’, which was at the origin of European political cooperation (EPC) in the 1970s, on the establishment of the European Union’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in the 1990s.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, Head of Cabinet of the Belgian Foreign Minister, Pierre Harmel, from 1966 to 1969, outlines the attitude of the Member Countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), in particular the United States of America and France, towards the Harmel Report on the future tasks of the Atlantic Alliance.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Head of Cabinet of the Belgian Foreign Minister, Pierre Harmel, outlines the reaction of Belgian diplomatic circles to the disclosure by British authorities of the substance of the confidential meeting between Christopher Soames, British Ambassador to Paris, and General de Gaulle in February 1969.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Member of the Commission of the European Communities with special responsibility for the Internal Market, Industrial Affairs and the Customs Union, considers the evolution in the institutional relationship between the European Commission and the European Parliament.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Member of the Commission of the European Communities with special responsibility for the Internal Market, Industrial Affairs and the Customs Union, sets out the circumstances surrounding his appointment, in 1977, to the post of European Commissioner and refers to his professional experience within the European Commission which was presided, at that time, by British politician Roy Jenkins.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Member of the Commission of the European Communities with special responsibility for the Internal Market, Industrial Affairs and the Customs Union, discusses the reform of the research policy pursued by the European Commission.
In this interview, Étienne Davignon, former Member of the Commission of the European Communities with special responsibility for the Internal Market, Industrial Affairs and the Customs Union, considers the application of the ‘Davignon Plan’ on the restructuring of the steel industry in the Member States of the European Communities and the negotiations with third countries.