On 21 August 1968, the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort condemns the actions of Moscow and the entry of troops from the Member States of the Warsaw Pact into Czechoslovakia during the night of 20–21 August 1968.

On 21 August 1968, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Henry Cabot Lodge, American Ambassador in Bonn, meet in Bonn to discuss recent events in Czechoslovakia.

On 22 August 1968, the French newspaper Le Monde examines Western reactions to the military intervention in Czechoslovakia by five Member States of the Warsaw Pact, including the Soviet Union, on the night of 21 to 22 August 1968.

The day after Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia on 21 August 1968, the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung considers the reasons behind Moscow’s desire to crush the ‘Prague Spring’ and analyses the impact of the military intervention on the countries of the Eastern bloc.

On 22 August 1968, the day after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact forces, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Pierre Werner, outlines his Government’s position.

On 22 August 1968, the day after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro outlines the international and political consequences of the Soviet aggression and speaks of a return to the darkest days of the Cold War.

On 22 August 1968, the French daily newspaper Combat condemns the invasion of Czechoslovakia by troops of the Warsaw Pact countries and analyses Moscow’s motivations for crushing the popular uprising in Prague.

On 23 August 1968, the East German Communist daily newspaper Neues Deutschland supports the entry of Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia, seeing the move as a sign of solidarity with the Czechoslovak people.

On 23 August 1968, in the wake of the tragic events in Czechoslovakia, the US Department of State denies all rumours in the press concerning any collusion between the United States and the USSR with regard to the distribution of ‘spheres of influence’ in Europe.

In an interview for the German television channel ZDF on 25 August 1968, Willy Brandt, West German Foreign Minister, comments on the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.

On 29 August 1968, addressing the Italian Chamber of Deputies, the Socialist leader, Pietro Nenni, strongly criticises the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops and emphasises the need for the Six to pursue a determined policy to achieve European unity.

On 10 September 1968, the French Socialist daily newspaper Le Populaire speculates on the geopolitical repercussions of the Czechoslovak crisis and regrets the absence of a joint reaction by the Six over foreign policy.

On 23 September 1968, Mario Scelba, rapporteur for the European Parliament’s Political Affairs Committee, submits a motion for a resolution on the political implications of the recent events in Czechoslovakia.

On 16 October 1968, the Luxembourg Foreign Minister, Pierre Grégoire, makes a statement to the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on the international situation following the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.

On 1 October 1968, Gaetano Martino, European Commissioner, in an address to the European Parliament, condemns the Soviet Union’s military intervention in Czechoslovakia.

On 24 October 1968, a confidential note from the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers future relations between Luxembourg and the countries of Eastern Europe following the tragic events in Czechoslovakia.

On 4 November 1968, the NATO countries give an official response to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.

On 5 and 6 January 1969, commenting on the events that took place in Prague during the summer of 1968, the French daily newspaper Le Monde looks back at the political career of Alexander Dubcek, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

On 15 January 1969, the Assembly of Western European Union studies a report analysing European security after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.