In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995 and Head of Social Affairs at the French National Planning Board from 1962 to 1969, discusses the formative aspects of his years at the Planning Board, for himself and for other figures that would later hold European offices.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995 and Head of Social Affairs at the French National Planning Board from 1962 to 1969, emphasises the role played by Pierre Mendès France in the modernisation of France and his influence on Delors's own professional career.