In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, explains why she chose to pursue a political career in Luxembourg.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, describes the context in which she first stood for election in Luxembourg in 1979 as a member of the Christian Social Party (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei, CSV). She particularly explains how her early career as a journalist contributed to her electoral success.

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, discusses how she first met Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984. She also describes the personality of Pierre Werner and the role he played in the revival of the Luxembourg Christian Social Party (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei, CSV).

In this interview excerpt, Viviane Reding, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament from 1979 to 1989, Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and since 2014, Member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2010 and Vice-President of the Commission from 2010 to 2014, describes the influence and role of Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, within the Christian Social Party (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei, CSV) and in Luxembourg domestic politics.