The EEC as a major player in international relations
The EEC as a major player in international relations
The EEC in the world
Europe’s position in world trade (1970)
TableTable showing European Economic Community exports and imports with regard to non-member countries in 1970.
Cartoon by Behrendt on the EEC and international politics (1974)
ImageOn the 11 December 1974, the cartoonist Fritz Behrendt portrays Europe’s efforts to assert itself on the international stage.
Cartoon by Bas on the EEC's world role (17 May 1975)
ImageIn 1975, Europe initiates dialogue with China, Israel and the Arab countries. The cartoonist Bas portrays the EEC as seeking to extend its role in the world and to promote peace between peoples.
Cartoon by Hanel on the difficulties of European Political Cooperation (1978)
ImageIn 1978, in view of the supremacy of the United States, the Soviet Union, China and the Arab petroleum exporting countries, the German cartoonist, Walter Hanel, takes an ironic look at the slow pace of political integration in Europe.
Interview de Leo Tindemans: l'Europe vue de Washington, de Moscou et de Pékin (RTL, 10 avril 1976)
Audio extractLe 10 avril 1976, interviewé sur les ondes de RTL, Leo Tindemans, Premier ministre de Belgique, commente l'attitude des autorités politiques de Washington, de Moscou et de Pékin vis-à-vis de l'Europe en construction.
Interview with Gaston Thorn: Europe in the world (Luxembourg, 6 February 2006)
Audio extractIn this interview, Gaston Thorn, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, gives his views on Community Europe's influence on the world stage during the 1970s.
Interview with Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb: links between the Western Christian Democrats and their counterparts in the European dictatorships (Sanem, 9 July 2002)
VideoIn this interview, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, former Belgian Foreign Minister and former President of the Chamber of Deputies, describes the links maintained during the 1980s between the Christian Democratic parties of the Member States of the European Communities and their counterparts in Portugal, Spain and the countries of Eastern Europe before their democratisation.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: confirmation of the role of the Commission of the European Communities as a negotiating partner at an international level (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Director-General for Foreign Trade at the Commission of the European Communities from 1967 to 1970, explains how the Commission was able to confirm its position as a player on the world stage during the negotiations on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and particularly outlines the Member States’ reactions to the increasingly influential role of the Commission.
Interview with Edmund Wellenstein: the political and economic issues surrounding the European Commission’s visit to China in 1975 (The Hague, 27 August 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, European Commission Director-General for External Relations between 1973 and 1976, describes the circumstances and proceedings of the European Commission’s official visit to China in May 1975, particularly emphasising the political and economic issues surrounding the visit.