In this interview, Paul Collowald, former Deputy Spokesman for the European Commission, describes the proceedings at and the implications of the European Summit held in The Hague on 1 and 2 December 1969.

On 12 June 1985, the RTL editorial team looks back at the diplomatic negotiations that led to the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities on 1 January 1986.

In this interview, Paul Collowald, then Head of the Private Office of Pierre Pflimlin, President of the European Parliament, describes the discreet but significant role played by Pierre Pflimlin from 1984 to 1987 as President of the European Parliament and, in particular, his contribution to the realisation of the Parliament’s budgetary powers when the Community budget was being finally adopted.

In this interview, Leo Tindemans, former Belgian Prime Minister, describes how his report on European Union was welcomed, in December 1975, by the Heads of State or Government of the Nine and outlines the main aspects of the text which were subsequently implemented in the process of European integration.