In this interview, Hubert Ehring, Financial Controller and Director-General of the Directorate-General (DG) for Financial Control from 1968 to 1972, refers to the tasks of the Financial Controller and also the repercussions caused by the establishment of this DG in the Commission.

In this interview, Hubert Ehring, Adviser in the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1958 to 1967, describes the activities that he carried out in the Legal Service in connection with the Commission’s task of overseeing the application of the Treaty provisions. He particularly mentions breaches by Member States and the Commission’s power to bring proceedings before the Court of Justice for failure to fulfil an obligation.

Advocates General play a special role within the Court of Justice of the European Communities. They are neither judge nor prosecutor, yet they assist with each case and deliver their opinions on questions.