In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, State Secretary for European Affairs in the French Foreign Ministry from 1979 to 1981 and Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1999, remembers Altiero Spinelli and especially his attachment to the idea of a European Constitution, but explains that he personally is in favour of progressive integration through successive treaties. Moreover, he emphasises the role of the European Commission, while playing down its impact in certain areas with regard to the power of the President of the Commission.

In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Senator for the Hautes-Alpes département from 2007 to 2014 and Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1999, emphasises the inevitable bipolarisation of politics in France, as in the European Parliament, citing as a counter-example the position of François Bayrou.

In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1999, discusses his experience as a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security and the role of the committee.

In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1999, emphasises the developments in the identity of the EPP (European People’s Party), which extended to encompass a larger part of the political class, particularly after the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.

In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1999, explains that he would like to see an increase in the power of the Presidency of the European Parliament, for various reasons.

In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Senator for the Hautes-Alpes département from 2007 to 2014 and State Secretary for European Affairs in the French Foreign Ministry from 1979 to 1981, describes the political and economic weight of China and Russia and their importance in international relations, while emphasising the principles of peace to which Europe is bound.