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Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the position of the Commission of the European Communities during the accession negotiations with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, describes the circumstances surrounding his appointment to this post before going on to explain the position taken by the Commission during the accession negotiations with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: preparations for the free-trade agreements with the EFTA Member States (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973 and responsible for the free-trade agreements with the other countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), describes the main issues and proceedings of the negotiations with Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: preparations for the free-trade agreements with the EFTA Member States — the special case of Finland (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973 and responsible for the free-trade agreements with the other countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), explains the specific difficulties involved in the negotiations with Finland, particularly referring to the nature of its relations with the Soviet Union.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: preparations for the free-trade agreements with the EFTA Member States — the special case of Iceland (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973 and responsible for the free-trade agreements with the other countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), explains the specific difficulties associated with the negotiations with Iceland, particularly raising the question of the definition of fisheries areas.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the signing of the Treaties of Accession to the European Communities of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, recalls the ceremony held for the signing of the Treaties of Accession to the European Communities of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom on 22 January 1972 at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the reaction of the European Commission to the first negative referendum in Norway on accession to the European Communities (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, describes the reactions of the Commission and the Norwegian Government to the negative result in the referendum held on 25 September 1972 on the country’s accession to the European Communities.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the Paris European Summit (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, describes the main issues and proceedings of the first meeting in Paris, on 19, 20 and 21 October 1972, of the Heads of State or Government of the future Nine.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the arrival of European Commission officials from the new Member States (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, European Commission Director-General for External Relations between 1973 and 1976, describes the impact of the arrival of officials from the new Member States, particularly from the United Kingdom, on the work and general atmosphere at the Commission.