Thøgersen, Niels Jørgen

Interview with Thøgersen, Niels Jørgen

From the The European Commission 1986-2000. Memories of an institution Collection

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Interviewee

HAEU Reference Code

INT1138

Interview Informations

Recorded in 19 January 2017 Copenhagen
Interview by Haakon Andreas Ikonomou in English

Access Level

Open Transcript, Open Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Abstract

During the interview Mr Thøgersen discussed the following topics:
- Commission office in Copenhagen (for Denmark and the other Nordic countries);
- Director of communications in the European Commission;
- SEA referendum campaign in Denmark 1986;
- Team 92/Team Europe;
- European Commission Communication Office;
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Maastricht process;
- Establishing EU communication and liaison in Central and Eastern Europe;
- Democratic deficit and connecting with ‘regular people’;
- Collaboration with other DGs;
- Launch of the EU’s internet pages;
- ‘Europe for citizens’;
- Transition from Delors to Santer.

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