Oral history of European integration

The British rebate, the Fontainebleau Summit (1984), the Single European Act and Margaret Thatcher (1978–1987)

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Interview with Sir Brian Unwin (London, 20 May 2015) — Excerpt: The planning of the annual budget in the United Kingdom

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In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, a senior official in Her Majesty’s Treasury from 1968 to 1985 and Secretary in charge of the Treasury’s Central Unit with responsibility for management of the budget from 1978 to 1983, discusses his duties with regard to the planning of the budget in the United Kingdom, particularly mentioning how this task was complicated by the change of government in 1979 and the arrival in power of Margaret Thatcher.

Interview with Sir Brian Unwin (London, 20 May 2015) — Excerpt: The negotiations on the British rebate

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In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, a senior official in Her Majesty’s Treasury from 1968 to 1985 and Deputy Secretary responsible for international finance, including European Community financial issues and international debt policy, from 1983 to 1985, discusses his efforts to break the deadlock over the question of the United Kingdom’s financial contribution to the budget of the European Communities.

Interview with Sir Brian Unwin (London, 20 May 2015) — Excerpt: The importance of the Fontainebleau European Council for the United Kingdom

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In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, a senior official in Her Majesty’s Treasury from 1968 to 1985 and Deputy Secretary in charge of the Economic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office from 1985 to 1987, describes the importance for the United Kingdom of the Fontainebleau European Council held on 25 and 26 June 1984, particularly with regard to the agreement on the country’s financial contribution to the budget of the European Communities.

Interview with Sir Brian Unwin (London, 20 May 2015) — Excerpt: The Single European Act and Economic and Monetary Union from a British perspective

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In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, a senior official in Her Majesty’s Treasury from 1968 to 1985 and Deputy Secretary in charge of the Economic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office from 1985 to 1987, describes the United Kingdom’s position on the signing of the Single European Act in 1986 and the steps towards Economic and Monetary Union in the 1980s.