In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1979 to 1980 and from 1988 to 1995, discusses the role of the national parliaments and interparliamentary cooperation in European affairs. He also speaks about the European Convention, the referendums on the Constitutional Treaty, preparations for the Belgian Presidency of the European Union in 2010 and the Treaty of Lisbon.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, current Vice-President of the European Movement International, comments on his activities within this movement, particularly in the area of EU neighbourhood policy and the establishment of a ‘North-South Mediterranean’ dialogue.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Chairman of the European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation (MEDEA) from 2001 to 2007, discusses the creation and mission of this institute.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Chairman of the European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation (MEDEA) from 2001 to 2007 and currently Vice-President of the European Movement International, a post he has held for several years, gives his thoughts on the impact of decolonisation on European integration and on the European Union’s relations with Mediterranean countries.

Interview with Wilfried Martens, co-founder (1976) then President of the European People’s Party (EPP) since 1990 and Belgian Prime Minister from 1979 to 1992, recorded by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe (CVCE) on 19 May 2010 at the EPP headquarters in Brussels. The interview was conducted by Étienne Deschamps, a Researcher at the CVCE, and particularly focuses on the following subjects: the origins of Martens’ interest in Europe, the origins and ideological basis of the EPP, Martens’ personal experience as EPP President and the changing nature of this role, the changing composition and positioning of the EPP, a review of 20 years at the head of the EPP, European political parties and national parliaments, various eminent Belgian figures and the future of the EU.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Belgian Minister of State and current Vice-President of the European Movement International, gives his views on the European dimension of the Belgian institutional crisis.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Belgian Minister of State and current Vice-President of the European Movement International, describes the broad outlines of his ‘peace plan for Belgium’, as developed in his book of the same name.

In this interview excerpt, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Belgian Minister of State and current Vice-President of the European Movement International, a post he has held for several years, shares an anecdote on the subject of the institutional impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the 2010 Belgian Presidency of the European Union (EU), particularly in the area of the EU’s external relations.

In this interview, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, leader of the Belgian Christian Social Party from 1972 to 1979, describes his first meeting with Pierre Werner in connection with the electoral campaign for the 1979 European elections.

In this interview, Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, leader of the Belgian Christian Social Party from 1972 to 1979, discusses the reasons that led Pierre Werner to stand in the European elections in 1979.