In this interview, Edmund P. Wellenstein, former head of the European Commission delegation for the negotiations on the enlargement of the European Communities, looks back at the period when the United Kingdom was negotiating its accession to the Communities and contesting the sum that it would contribute to the financing of the Community budget.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, former Dutch diplomat and senior European official, describes his experience in the immediate post-war period, particularly in connection with his role as Field Secretary in the United States for the World Student Service Fund.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the ‘Germany’ Division and Director-General for European Affairs in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1950 and 1952, describes how the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 was received in diplomatic and economic circles in the Netherlands.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, official in the Private Office of the Queen of the Netherlands from 1947 to 1950 then Head of the ‘Germany’ Division and Director-General for European Affairs in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1950 and 1952, describes the importance of the cooperation between the Benelux countries for the Netherlands after the Second World War, explaining how it served as a model for the beginnings of the European integration process.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, who served as Director-General for European Affairs in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1952 then senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) until 1967, describes the personality and political philosophy of Jean Monnet, first President of the ECSC High Authority.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, describes the atmosphere among the officials of the High Authority during the institution’s first years of operation.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, describes how the first ECSC officials were received by the government authorities and the general public in Luxembourg.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, discusses the nature of relations between the High Authority and European industrial circles in the light of the policy imposed by the Allies after the Second World War for the dismantling of cartels.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, describes the difficulties involved in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the High Authority and third countries.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, describes the nature of relations between the ECSC and the United Kingdom and the establishment of the Representation of the High Authority in London.