The first European issues
Interview with Mark Eyskens (Brussels, 30 March 2010) — Excerpt: European development cooperation policy
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Mark Eyskens, Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation from 1979 to 1980, discusses the relationship between bilateral aid and Community aid in the specific case of Belgium and its African interests.
Interview with Mark Eyskens (Brussels, 30 March 2010) — Excerpt: the origins of the plan for a European monetary union
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Mark Eyskens, former Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, recalls the origins of the plan for a monetary union in Europe and the difficulties involved in its implementation.
Interview with Mark Eyskens (Brussels, 30 March 2010) — Excerpt: the impact of the Davignon Plan on the iron and steel sector
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Mark Eyskens, Belgian Prime Minister in 1981 and Minister for Economic Affairs from 1981 to 1985, describes the importance of the Davignon Plan for the restructuring of the European iron and steel sector, emphasising the economic and social implications of the steel crisis that hit Europe in the early 1980s.
Interview with Mark Eyskens (Brussels, 30 April 2010) — Excerpt: European Political Cooperation in the area of foreign policy
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981 and Minister for External Relations from 1989 to 1992, gives a positive assessment of European Political Cooperation, whose origins can be found in the 1970 ‘Davignon Report’.