On 10 November 1969, on the eve of the Summit of the Heads of State or Government of the Six in The Hague, the German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, outlines in a note his thoughts on the establishment of a European Reserve Fund.

On 10 November 1969, on the eve of the Summit of the Heads of State or Government of the Six in The Hague, the German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, outlines in a note his thoughts on the establishment of a European Reserve Fund.

On 27 November 1969, in an effort to maintain close cooperation with France, Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), informs the French President, Georges Pompidou, of his plans a few days before the opening of the Hague Summit, due to be held on 1 and 2 December.

On 1 December 1969, at the opening of the Hague European Summit, the German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, emphasises the importance and the implications of an enlargement of the European Communities and sets out his ideas on the deepening of the European integration process.

On 2 December 1969, in the Final Communiqué from the Hague Summit, the Heads of State or Government of the Six declare their determination to pursue the aim of the unification of Europe and to strengthen the European Communities.

On 1 December 1969, on the occasion of the Hague Summit, the Heads of State or Government of the Six pose for the traditional group photo. In the first row (from left to right): Mariano Rumor, Willy Brandt, Georges Pompidou, Piet de Jonck, Gaston Eyskens, Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Werner. In the second row (from left to right): Aldo Moro, Gaston Thorn, Maurice Schumann, Pierre Harmel, Joseph Luns and Walter Scheel.

Walter Scheel, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), the Federal Chancellor, Willy Brandt, and Katharina Focke, State Secretary in the Chancellery with special responsibility for the coordination of European policy, at the Hague European Summit held on 1 and 2 December 1969.

On 3 December 1969, in a speech to the Bundestag, German Chancellor Willy Brandt gives an initial overview of the decisions adopted by the Six the previous day at the end of the Hague European Summit.

In his political memoirs, Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from 1969 to 1974, recalls the negotiations between and the decisions taken by the Heads of State or Government of the Six at the Hague Summit held on 1 and 2 December 1969.

On 16 March 1970, Katharina Focke, State Secretary in the Chancellery with special responsibility for European affairs, delivers an address on the outcome of the Hague Summit held on 1 and 2 December 1969. She outlines, in particular, the various aspects of the European policy pursued by the Brandt Government and analyses the consequences of the decisions taken by the Heads of State or Government of the Six for the European integration process.