In this interview, Jacques F. Poos, Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004, emphasises the fundamental role of Parliament in acting as the voice of the citizen in European politics and emphasises its innovative role in the European integration process.

In this interview, Marie-Anne Werner, the daughter of Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, and chairman of the group of experts set up in 1970 to draft a plan for the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union (the ‘Werner Plan'), looks back at the origins of her father's European ideals.

In this interview, Marie-Anne Werner, the daughter of Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, and chairman of the group of experts set up in 1970 to draft a plan for the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union (the ‘Werner Plan'), describes from a family point of view the drafting of the report on the establishment of economic and monetary union in 1970, under the chairmanship of her father. Marie-Anne Werner also alludes to her father's disappointment when the report was put on hold and the way in which he continued to monitor the question of economic and monetary union closely. Finally, Marie-Anne Werner mentions those who Pierre Werner saw as continuing his work in this field, such as Jacques Delors, Jacques Santer and Luc Frieden.

In this interview, Marie-Anne Werner, the daughter of Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, and chairman of the group of experts set up in 1970 to draft a plan for the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union (the ‘Werner Plan'), describes her father's admiration for various European and American political figures.

In describing the development of each of the three workplaces of the European Parliament, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister and Member of the European Parliament, identifies the supporters and opponents of the policy of decentralisation of the seat of the European institutions, a policy that he defends for historical reasons.

In this interview, Guy de Muyser, diplomat in the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1969 and from 1980 to 1991, looks back on the negotiations associated with the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg and the constant involvement of Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, to make Luxembourg a permanent seat of the European institutions.

In this interview, Guy de Muyser, diplomat in the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1969 and from 1980 to 1991, describes the personality and political style of Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, and places him in the long line of great Luxembourg statesmen.

Interview with Charles Ruppert, carried out by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe (CVCE) on 25 August 2010 at the château de Sanem. The interview was conducted by Elena Danescu, a Researcher at the CVCE, and particularly focuses on the following subjects: the personality and achievements of Pierre Werner, the rapid development and prospects of the international financial centre in Luxembourg, and the role of Luxembourg in the European integration process.

Richard Kleinschmager, Deputy Director of the Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme — Alsace, or Alsace Interuniversity Social Sciences and Humanities Research Institute (MISHA), and Martial Libera from the University of Strasbourg, Co-Director of the MISHA ‘Junior Programme 2009–2010’, present this fourth and final seminar on political parties and civil society, part of the MISHA seminar cycle entitled ‘Against Europe? Anti-Europeanism, Euroscepticism and Alter-Europeanism in European integration history from 1945 to the present’.

At the end of an interview granted to CVCE in April 2004, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister and MEP from 1999 to 2004, asserts that Luxembourg has played a positive role in European integration. In particular, he emphasises the economic and political development of a country which, were it not a Member State of the Union, would be dependent on decisions taken by more influential countries.