European defence and NATO
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The European Union’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, shares his views on the European Union’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, a role established by the Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force on 1 December 2009.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The Europe of defence and armaments and NATO
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, gives his views on the Europe of defence and armaments, adding that he believes that the European Union should step up its commitment within NATO.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The Europe of defence, the neutral status of some European Union Member States and NATO
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, shares his thoughts on the neutral status of some European Union Member States in connection with the establishment of a Europe of defence. He reiterates his view that the European Union should strengthen its links with NATO.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The ‘Berlin Plus’ agreements between NATO and the European Union in 2003
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, gives his views on the ‘Berlin Plus’ agreements between NATO and the European Union in 2003.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The deepening of the European Union at different speeds
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Minister for Economic Affairs from 1973 to 1974, from 1977 to 1982 and from 1988 to 1992, Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, explains his view that the solution for the deepening of the European Union is to adopt a multi-speed approach.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The accession of Turkey to the European Union
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Minister for Economic Affairs from 1973 to 1974, from 1977 to 1982 and from 1988 to 1992, Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, shares his views on the question of Turkey’s accession to the European Union. He believes that neither Turkey nor the European Union is ready to take this step.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: France’s return to the NATO integrated military command in 2009
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, discusses the decision taken by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012, that France would return to the NATO integrated military command in 2009.
Interview with Willy Claes (Hasselt, 21 October 2010) — Excerpt: The dissolution of Western European Union (WEU) in 2011
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, gives his views on the dissolution of Western European Union (WEU) in 2011. He believes that WEU played a considerable political role but failed to play a role at military level.