In this interview, Willem van Eekelen discusses the links between Western European Union (WEU) and the Political Cooperation pursued by the Member States of the European Communities for which he was European Correspondent in the Netherlands from 1971 to 1974.

In this interview, Willem van Eekelen, European Correspondent in the Netherlands from 1971 to 1974 for the Political Cooperation of the Member States of the European Communities, discusses the importance of the practices acquired by the diplomats of Western European Union (WEU) for the development of European Political Cooperation and mentions the establishment of the European Union's COREU communication network (CORrespondance EUropéenne).