The trial of the major Nazi war criminals commences on 18 October 1945 in Berlin and continues in Nuremberg from 20 November. After 406 hearings, twelve death sentences are handed down.
Meeting in Yalta from 4 to 11 February 1945, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin determine the fate of post-war Nazi Germany and the future of the liberated countries.
On 1 January 1963, Eugène Schaus, Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg and Minister for Foreign Affairs, sets out the Grand Duchy’s position with respect to France’s veto of the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities.
On 26 September 1972, the RTL radio station considers the reasons for and the consequences of the rejection by the Norwegian people of Norway’s accession to the European Communities in the referendum held in the country the previous day. RTL presents its listeners with the reactions of Georges Pompidou, President of the French Republic, and André Bettencourt, Minister Delegate to the French Foreign Minister.
On the 10th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the French journalist Arthur Conte publishes an article entitled 'Bandung, a turning point in history' in which he describes the role of this meeting at a global level.
In an interview granted to the CVCE in November 2003, Pierre Pescatore, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, describes the Court of Justice as a privileged court in terms of the intellectual capacity of its Members and of the material resources available to its staff.
In 1985, the European Communities adopt the same anthem as that chosen by the Council of Europe in 1972. The melody is taken from the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, composed in 1823, which sets to music the ‘Ode to Joy’, a poem written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. However, because of translation problems, Schiller’s words do not form part of the European anthem. The music is arranged by Herbert von Karajan.
In the referendum held on 25 September 1972, the Norwegians vote against their country joining the European Communities. The following day, RTL 7p.m. news broadcast covers the issue in depth and gives its listeners the opportunity to hear the opinions of Sicco Mansholt, President of the European Commission, and Jean Monnet, Chairman of the Action Committee for a United States of Europe.
In this interview granted to RTL radio journalists in Paris on 22 January 1972, Jean Monnet discusses his career and outlines the evolution of his commitment to Europe, which began in the interwar period.
On 21 January 1972, the eve of the signing of accession treaties by Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, Franco Maria Malfatti, President of the European Commission of the European Economic Community, expresses his satisfaction.
