The personal records are written notes narrating and analysing from a personal viewpoint the political and economic situation and the state of the art of the European Community and the Commission.

Topics are, amongst others:
1977: external relations, enlargement and trade (press conference), new Roy Jenkins Commission.
1978: Changes in the international economic scene (speech by Wilhelm Haferkamp).
1979: Community trade policy (speech by WH), Europe's role in international politics (speech by FF).
1980: The European Community and Trade Unions (speech by FF).

Contains also:

Note on visit by François-Xavier Ortoli to Bjartmar Gjerde (Norway) on 12/06/1979).
Note on visits by ? Craaford to Gulf States in the context of the Euro-Arab dialogue (02/1980).

English, German

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