How European Political Cooperation worked
How European Political Cooperation worked
The operation of EPC
Cartoon by Haitzinger on European Political Cooperation (1980)
Image‘Go, Nero, fetch!’ In 1980, in the light of the threat posed by the radicalisation of the Islamic regime of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, the German cartoonist, Horst Haitzinger, takes an ironic look at the weaknesses of European Political Cooperation (EPC).
Motion for a resolution submitted by the Political Affairs Committee to the European Parliament (19 June 1981)
TextOn 25 June 1985, the Political Affairs Committee submits a motion for a resolution to the European Parliament on the redefinition of the mechanisms governing European Political Cooperation and the role of the European Parliament.
Cartoon by Hanel on European Political Cooperation (1985)
Image‘European Political Cooperation observed by the superpowers’. In 1985, under the bemused gaze of the United States and the Soviet Union, German cartoonist Hanel illustrates the difficulties experienced by Europeans in establishing common political cooperation.
Cartoon by Hanel on European Political Cooperation (1986)
ImageIn 1986, in contrast with the US air strikes against Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s Libya, German cartoonist Hanel portrays the inefficiency of European political and diplomatic cooperation.
Interview with Jacques F. Poos: Benelux and cooperation in foreign policy matters (Sanem, 16 April 2004)
VideoIn this interview, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister, recalls the importance of contacts and coordination between the chancelleries of the three Benelux countries in connection with European Political Cooperation (EPC).
Interview with Gaston Thorn: Benelux cooperation (Luxembourg, 6 February 2006)
Audio extractIn this interview, Gaston Thorn, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, refers to the significance and the development of cooperation between the three Benelux countries.
Interview with Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 3 July 2008) — Excerpt: European Political Cooperation
VideoIn this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former Secretary-General of the Presidency of the French Republic and former Foreign Minister, identifies the weaknesses of European Political Cooperation (EPC) in the late 1970s.