In his memoirs, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Paneuropean Union in Vienna in 1923, recalls the preparations for the establishment of the European Parliamentary Union (EPU) in 1947.
In his memoirs, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Paneuropean Union in Vienna in 1923, describes the impact of the address given by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 19 September 1946 at the University of Zurich in which he called for the establishment of a Council of Europe.
In this memorandum, dated July 1950, Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, President of the Paneuropean Movement and Secretary-General of the European Parliamentary Union, proposes the adoption of his movement’s flag as the flag of the Council of Europe.
In his memoirs, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the European Parliamentary Union (EPU) in 1947, describes the atmosphere at the opening of the inaugural sitting of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 10 August 1949.
In this interview recorded in 1971, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Paneuropean Union, considers the foundation of the movement in 1923 and refers specifically to the aims of its establishment, namely a common European policy as regards foreign affairs, defence and the economy. Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi also emphasises the influence of his father in the birth of the idea of a Paneuropean Movement.
On 5 September 1956, at the Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Council of the European Movement held in Vienna, Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Paneuropean Movement, considers Austria’s European role.
On 31 January 1947, Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, informs Henri Hoppenot, French Ambassador to Switzerland, of the line to be taken regarding Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi’s proposals and of his plans for a united Europe.
In September 1947, as the first congress of the European Parliamentary Union (EPU) is held in Gstaad, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Pan-European Union in Vienna in 1923, drafts a report concerning a plan for a European Assembly.
In this interview recorded in 1971, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Paneuropean Union, refers to the establishment of the European Parliamentary Union (EPU) in 1947.
In this interview, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder in 1924 of the Paneuropean Union, discusses the attitude of General de Gaulle towards European integration.