Introduction
The place of unification of Europe in Willy Brandt's political credo
Willy Brandt
PassportAddress given by Willy Brandt to the EEC Council of Ministers in Brussels (27 September 1968)
TextOn 27 September 1968, Willy Brandt, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), outlines to the Council of the European Communities the grand coalition’s objectives in the field of European policy. In his address, Brandt focuses on enlargement and the completion of the Communities and the merger of the executive bodies of the European Communities.
Government statement by Willy Brandt (Bonn, 28 October 1969)
TextOn 28 October 1969, Willy Brandt makes his first policy statement to the Bundestag. With regard to foreign policy, he emphasises the importance of continuing and intensifying the process of European integration which he places in the context of historical development.
Government statement by Willy Brandt: the Federal Government’s European policy (Bonn, 28 October 1969)
Audio extractOn 28 October 1969, Willy Brandt makes his first policy statement to the Bundestag. With regard to foreign policy, he emphasises the importance of continuing and intensifying the process of European integration which he places in the context of historical development.
Address given by Willy Brandt to the Bundestag on the Federal Government’s European policy (Bonn, 6 November 1970)
TextOn 6 November 1970, Willy Brandt presents the Federal Government’s first annual review relating to foreign policy. The Chancellor emphasises the efforts made by the coalition to revive European integration and warns against an ideologisation of Germany’s European policy.
Address given by Willy Brandt to the Bundestag on the Federal Government’s European policy (Bonn, 6 November 1970)
Audio extractOn 6 November 1970, Willy Brandt presents the Federal Government's first annual review relating to foreign policy. The Chancellor emphasises the efforts made by the coalition to revive European integration and warns against an ideologisation of Germany's European policy.
Willy Brandt, People and Politics: extract concerning the development of the European idea
TextIn his political memoirs, Willy Brandt, former Foreign Minister (1966–1969) and Chancellor (1969–1974) of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), outlines his pragmatic vision of European integration and gives his opinion on the continual decline in the level of interest in the European cause among European citizens.
Address given by Egon Bahr on Willy Brandt’s European policy (Berlin, 9 October 1998)
TextIn an address delivered on 9 October 1998 in Berlin, Egon Bahr, former State Secretary and Minister to the German Chancellor Willy Brandt, considers the various aspects of the Chancellor's European policy and outlines Brandt's vision of the unification of Europe.
Interview with Egon Bahr (Metz, 10 June 2006) — Excerpt: Willy Brandt and the European integration process
VideoIn this interview, Egon Bahr, former State Secretary and Minister to the German Chancellor Willy Brandt, speaks of Willy Brandt's vision of the European integration process.
Willy Brandt, Memoirs: extract concerning the future development of the European Communities
TextIn his memoirs, Willy Brandt, former Foreign Minister (1966–1969) and Chancellor (1969–1974) of the Federal Republic of Germany, reveals his personal views on European unification in the postwar period and in the early 1990s.
Photo of Willy Brandt
ImageWilly Brandt, former Foreign Minister (1966–1969) and Chancellor (1969–1974) of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).