Vale de Almeida, João

Interview with Vale de Almeida, João

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

Identity Statement

Interviewee

HAEU Reference Code

INT1143

Interview Informations

Recorded in 28 February 2017 Sheffield / New York
Interview by Stefanie Pukallus in English

Access Level

Open Transcript, Open Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Abstract

In this interview the following themes are covered:
- Working at the Lisbon Representation and the Representation’s relationship with ‘Brussels’;
- The Spokesperson service and its daily routine;
- Enlargement;
- Almeida’s views on Presidents Delors and Santer (including the resignation of the Santer Commission);
- The Press Office and the EU’s audio-visual policy;
- Almeida about some of his European colleagues.

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