In this interview excerpt, Jean Mischo, a member of the Luxembourg Permanent Representation to the European Communities from 1971 to 1976, describes his memories of the organisation of the signing ceremony for the Treaties of Accession of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the European Communities, which was held in Brussels on 22 January 1972.

In this interview excerpt, Jean Mischo, a member of the Luxembourg Permanent Representation to the European Communities from 1971 to 1976, discusses the close involvement of Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1974 to 1979, in North–South dialogue. Jean Mischo also describes the negotiations that led to the signing of the first Lomé Convention on 28 February 1975, which provided a framework for trade relations between the nine Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) and 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states. Finally, he recalls the issues surrounding the first trade negotiations between the EEC and the southern Mediterranean states.

In this interview excerpt, Jean Mischo, a member of the Luxembourg Permanent Representation to the European Communities from 1971 to 1976 and Legation Counsellor then Deputy Director in the Political Affairs Directorate of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1976 to 1979, describes the personality and working method of Gaston Thorn, who served as Luxembourg Prime Minister from 1974 to 1979, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1969 to 1980 and President of the European Commission from 1981 to 1985.