In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, General Secretary of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) from 1971 to 1985, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation and State Secretary for Small Businesses from 1984 to 1989, describes the circumstances surrounding the formation of the Luxembourg Government following the 1984 parliamentary elections.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, General Secretary of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) from 1971 to 1985, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation and State Secretary for Small Businesses from 1984 to 1989 and Minister for the Economy and Public Works from 1989 to 1999, discusses the personality and working method of Jacques F. Poos, Luxembourg Finance Minister from 1976 to 1979 and Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister for Foreign Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1999.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1989, discusses the circumstances surrounding the development and signing by the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands of the agreement on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, on 14 June 1985 in Schengen.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1989, Minister for the Economy and Public Works from 1989 to 1999 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014, describes the discussions surrounding the signing of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement in 1990, its entry into force in 1995 and its integration into the Community acquis following the signing of the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1989, discusses the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Communities from July to December 1985, which led to the signing of the Single European Act in Luxembourg on 17 February 1986.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1989, describes the organisational structure of the Foreign Ministry at that time and his work in the field of foreign trade.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperation from 1984 to 1989, describes the increase in cooperation and development aid in Luxembourg during this period.

In this interview excerpt, Robert Goebbels, Luxembourg State Secretary for Small Businesses from 1984 to 1989, discusses his action in this field during this period.