In close cooperation with the local and national authorities, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC) have been working on problems arising from structural change in Europe. This includes the reorganization of entire economic areas and vocational retraining while maintaining the standard of living and social security.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: Belgium
Film Production Company: Atlantikfilm / Alsterfilm, Hamburg
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the European Communities

Director: Michel Alexandre
Producer: Unknown
Script: Rudolf Dumont du Voitel
Cinematography: Bert Meister
Film Editing: Ilse Schalhorn
Music: Bill Ador
Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16 mm / 35 mm
Duration: 40 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Economic Community, Unemployment, Structural Redundancy, Vocational Training, European Social Policy

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Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

Clemens, Gabriele: «Auftrag Europa» – Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Filmwerbung der europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 43-128.