In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, describes how she decided to stand in 1989 for election to the European Parliament on the list of the Luxembourg Christian Social Party (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei, CSV).

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, shares her thoughts on the role that the European People’s Party (EPP) has played ever since it was first established, particularly in the preparation of European treaties. She also explains how the ‘Athens Group’ was set up within the EPP for those in favour of a federalist approach.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, describes the various political leanings within the European People’s Party (EPP) and emphasises how important it is to bring these different currents together for the long-term direction and vision of the EPP.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, discusses the role and operation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, which she chaired from 1989 to 1992.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, describes the main issues she had to deal with as Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs and Employment from 1992 to 1994.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, describes the main issues she had to deal with as Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs from 1994 to 1999.