In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the negotiations for the formation of a government after the 1979 election to the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies. She describes the role of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in these negotiations, its refusal to join a possible coalition and the dissolution of the PSD in 1981.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, describes how she joined the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) in 1984.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the debates over the Language Law initiated by Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984 and Minister for Cultural Affairs from 1979 to 1984. The Law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies in 1984. She also describes the lack of commitment on the part of the government, after the adoption of the law, to encourage the development of the Luxembourgish language.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, describes the tensions between Brussels and Luxembourg following the unilateral devaluation of the Belgian franc in February 1982.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses why Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984 and Minister for Cultural Affairs from 1979 to 1984, announced at the Congress of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) on 17 December 1983 that he would be retiring from politics.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, discusses the political achievements of Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984 and Minister for Cultural Affairs from 1979 to 1984.

In this interview excerpt, Astrid Lulling, a Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1965 to 1974 and from 1989 to 2014, describes her activities in the structures of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) over the past 30 years.