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.

On 13 November 1972, at a conference on Europe held at the Palais Pálffy in Vienna, Edmund P. Wellenstein, head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on the enlargement of the European Communities, outlines the reasons that led the European Economic Community (EEC) to redefine its relations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) following the first enlargement of the EEC.

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, 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.

On 13 November 1972, at a conference on Europe held at the Palais Pálffy in Vienna, Edmund P. Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission Delegation for the negotiations on the enlargement of the European Communities, outlines the nature of the specific difficulties arising for Austria in connection with the redefining of relations between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).