In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, describes the context in which the intergovernmental conference was opened, and emphasises the influence of the European Commission and the Luxembourg Presidency in the negotiations that led to the adoption of the Single European Act, Delors' ‘favourite treaty'.

In this interview, Jean-Jacques Kasel, Director of Political and Cultural Affairs at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1992, sets out the main developments for the European integration process provided by the Single European Act (SEA).

En avril 1987, Pietro Calamia, représentant permanent de l'Italie auprès de la CEE, analyse les éléments principaux de l'Acte unique européen signé en février à Luxembourg et en avril à La Haye.

On 21 November 1986, the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, reflects on the implications for Europe of the implementation of the Single European Act (SEA).