Jeremy, a young student from the USA, is traveling around Europe to research for his term paper. His goal is to publish a report that deals with the current political, cultural and economic situation in West Germany and Europe. He interviews several representatives of European institutions, including an EURATOM research center in Karlsruhe, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) in Brussels, and the European School in Luxembourg. At the end of his tour, he attends the wedding of a Franco-German couple and observes: "For the bride and groom, places like Sedan or Verdun, names of old and atrocious battles, are just ghosts of Europe's tragic past. The European Community is not a dream. It is emerging in a blazing reality: the EEC, the European Union, Euratom, Eurocontrol, the European Wagon Park, partnerships, international summer camps, European schools. This is a long and far from complete list. The culmination – the political union – is still not in sight. But Germany feels, thinks and acts as a part of Europe.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: Windrose Dumont Time
Commissioning Institution: Unknown
Director: Heinz Pohl
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Alex Henningsen, Pierre Absi, Franz Rath
Film Editing: Ingrid Schmidt-Tank
Music: Unknown
Commentator: Rudolf Stiege

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 27 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Youth, Franco-German Reconciliation, European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL), EURATOM, European School

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Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

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