In this interview, Gaston Thorn, former Member of the European Parliamentary Assembly (EPA) and of the European Parliament, takes a critical look at the Assembly's role in Community debates and issues during the 1960s.

In this interview, Gaston Thorn, former Member of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe and of the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU), refers to the role of these deliberative assemblies in the development of a European spirit and of an awareness of the political, economic and military implications of a united Europe.