On 22 October 1974, a few months after the Carnation Revolution, the Portuguese Minister for the Economy, Emílio Rui da Veiga Peixoto Vilar (right), receives Edmund P. Wellenstein (centre), Director-General of External Relations of the EEC, in Lisbon.
In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, former Dutch official and senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Commission, analyses the achievements of the European integration process since its early days and adds a note of encouragement for the future.
In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1953 and 1967, emphasises the importance of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) for the ECSC, which initially lacked a common customs tariff.
In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Secretary-General of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1960 and 1967, describes the personality and decisive action of Émile Noël, his counterpart within the EEC Commission.
In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, describes the main issues and proceedings of the first meeting in Paris, on 19, 20 and 21 October 1972, of the Heads of State or Government of the future Nine.
