In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Junior Minister to the German Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt, explains the reaction of the United States, the United Kingdom and France to the new Ostpolitik espoused by the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).

The Court of Justice of the European Communities, which verifies the compatibility of legislative acts adopted by the European institutions and governments, is also competent to hear questions referred for a preliminary ruling which result in its delivering a verdict, in response to a request from a national court, on the interpretation or validity of the provisions of Community law.

In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Head of the Policy Planning Staff in the German Federal Foreign Office under Willy Brandt, discusses the German Foreign Minister's support for the United Kingdom's application to join the European Communities.

In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Head of the Policy Planning Staff in the German Federal Foreign Office under Willy Brandt, emphasises the support given by the German Government for the Harmel report on the future tasks of the Atlantic Alliance. The report encourages the Allies to improve relations with the Soviet Union and the countries of East Europe, and advocates commitment on the part of the Atlantic Alliance in favour of détente.

In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Head of the Policy Planning Staff in the German Federal Foreign Office under Willy Brandt, discusses the stance taken by Willy Brandt towards the European policy of General de Gaulle, in particular regarding the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities.

In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Junior Minister to the German Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt, describes the relationship between the German Chancellor and the French President, Georges Pompidou.

In this interview, Egon Bahr, former Junior Minister to the German Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt, speaks of Willy Brandt's vision of the European integration process.

From January 1995 to April 2004, the Court of Justice comprises 15 Judges, 8 Advocates General (9 until 6 October 2000) and a Registrar. It sits in chambers or in plenary session.

On 4 September 1962 in Bonn, during an offficial five-day visit to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), General de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, expresses his admiration for the German people amid applause from the crowd.

Interview with Hubert Ehring, Legal Expert in the German Federal Ministry of Justice from 1951 to 1953, Legal Adviser for the coal and steel pool in the German Federal Ministry of Finance from 1953 to 1954, Member from 1954 to 1955 and Director from 1955 to 1958 of the Legal Service of the Secretariat of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), Member of the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1958 to 1967 and Financial Controller and Director-General of the Directorate-General for Financial Control of the Commission of the European Communities from 1967 to 1973, carried out by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe (CVCE) on 25 October 2006 at the home of Hubert Ehring in Uccle, Brussels. The interview was conducted by Étienne Deschamps, a Researcher at the CVCE, and particularly focuses on the following subjects: the Federal Republic of Germany and the coal and steel pool in Western Europe, the Intergovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom, the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Economic Community and the Directorate-General for Financial Control of the Commission of the European Communities.