In this interview, Max Kohnstamm, Secretary of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1952 to 1956, discusses Jean Monnet’s working methods and the prevailing atmosphere at the seat of the High Authority in Luxembourg in the early 1950s.

In this interview, Max Kohnstamm, Secretary of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1952 to 1956, recalls the economic and political significance of the loan granted in 1954 by the United States to the High Authority.

In this interview, Max Kohnstamm, Secretary of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1952 to 1956, outlines how Jean Monnet, President of the High Authority, reacted to the refusal of the French Parliament, on 31 August 1954, to ratify the European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty.