Davignon, Etienne

Interview with Davignon, Etienne

From the Voices on Europe Collection

Identity Statement

Interviewee

Davignon, Etienne

HAEU Reference Code

INT614

Interview Informations

Recorded in 09 November 1998 - 18 January 1999 Bruxelles
Interview by M. Dumoulin and N. Tousignant in French

Access Level

Open Transcript, Closed Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Topics

education, professional career (page: 2-5)
European Council: 1969 (page: 17, 29)
European political cooperation: Fouchet Plan (page: 13-16)
EC Council: Empty Chair Crisis: Luxembourg Compromise (page: 16-20)
CFSP (page: 42-44)
international security: NATO: Belgium / France: 1966 (page: 22-24, 27-28)
East-West relations: Belgium: 1966-1969 (page: 25-26, 30)
international relations: Belgium / Congo: 1959-1964 (page: 5-11, 24-25, 28)
EC Commission: European Commissioner: allocation of work: 1977 (page: 30-32, 39-40)
EC Commission: President of the Commission: 1981 (page: 36-37)
common agricultural policy: farm prices: vote: qualified majority: 1982 (page: 38-39)
Community industrial policy: steel: economic recession: 1977-1980 (page: 33-35)
Community research policy: 1981-1985 (page: 37-38)
enlargement of the Community: United Kingdom: 1969 (page: 29)
OECD: IEA: 1974-1977 (page: 32)

Cited Persons

Eyskens, Gaston, Harmel, Pierre, Spaak, Paul-Henri

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