In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002, describes the circumstances surrounding her election to this post as the candidate of the European People’s Party (EPP).

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, explains the difference between the roles of President of the EP and President of a national parliament.

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, describes the main priority issues that she dealt with: institutional reforms, the role of the EP in the area of human rights and the EP's visibility in the field of foreign affairs.

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, describes the efforts made during her Presidency to improve the EP’s visibility on the international political stage.

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, describes the development of the EP’s representation at European Councils.

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002, discusses the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2000.

In this interview, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (EP) from 1999 to 2002, discusses the activities of the EP's Committee on Budgetary Control (CoCoBu) and looks at the difficulties encountered during the appointment process for the Members of the European Commission presided by Romano Prodi.