On 30 April 1994, the French daily newspaper Le Monde lists and describes the possible candidates for the post of President of the European Commission to replace Jacques Delors.
On 24 June 1994, at the Corfu European Council, Egon Klepsch, President of the European Parliament, emphasises the importance of compliance with the timetable for the appointment and investiture of the new European Commission.
On 27 June 1994, commenting on the outcome of the Corfu European Council, the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung describes the clash between John Major, British Prime Minister, and the other Heads of State or Government of the Twelve on the question on the appointment of the future President of the European Commission to replace Jacques Delors.
On 27 June 1994, the day after the signing, in Corfu, of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union by Austria, the Vienna daily newspaper Die Presse deplores the fact that the Twelve’s disagreement on the appointment of the new President of the European Commission spoiled the celebrations.
On 27 June 1994, the French daily newspaper Libération comments on the failure of the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June, at the end of which the Heads of State or Government of the Twelve were unable to reach agreement on a successor to Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission.
On 28 June 1994, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro reviews the difficulties faced by the Heads of State or Government of the Twelve in reaching a unanimous decision on the nomination of a successor to Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission.
At the meeting of the European Council held on 24 and 25 June 1994 on Corfu, the British Prime Minister, John Major, opposes the appointment of the Belgian Prime Minister, Jean-Luc Dehaene, to succeed Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission.
In his memoirs, Franz Vranitzky, former Austrian Chancellor, describes the discussions of the Corfu European Council, held on 24 and 25 June 1994, on the appointment of a successor to Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission.
In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister, discusses the reasons which, in his opinion, resulted in John Major, British Prime Minister, opposing the nomination of Jean-Luc Dehaene, Belgian Prime Minister, as President of the European Commission, at the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994.
In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and President of the European Commission, recalls the circumstances surrounding his appointment as President of the European Commission by the Brussels Extraordinary European Council of 15 July 1994.
On 16 July 1994, the conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique speculates as to whether the Luxembourger Jacques Santer is capable of taking over successfully from Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission.
On 17 July 1994, the Madrid daily newspaper El País comments on the decision taken at the Brussels Extraordinary European Council of 15 July to appoint Jacques Santer, Luxembourg Prime Minister, to the post of President of the European Commission as the successor to Jacques Delors.
On 17 July 1994, the French daily newspaper Le Monde describes Jacques Santer, Luxembourg Prime Minister, who has just been nominated by the Heads of State or Government of the Twelve as the new President of the European Commission.
On 22 July 1994, the French daily newspaper Libération describes the way in which the European Parliament, in a vote held the previous day, approved the investiture of Jacques Santer, Luxembourg Prime Minister, as President of the European Commission.
On 22 July 1994, the Spanish daily newspaper El País comments on the European Parliament’s approval, the previous day, of the investiture of Jacques Santer as the new President of the European Commission.
On 26 July 1994, the representatives of the governments of the Member States of the European Communities decide to nominate Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister, as the person that the governments of the Member States intend to appoint as President of the European Commission.
On 18 January 1995, the European Parliament approves the appointment of the new European Commission led by the former Luxembourg Prime Minister, Jacques Santer.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Michel Rocard, former French Prime Minister, Member of the European Parliament and member of the Group of the Party of European Socialists (PES), comments on Jacques Santer’s appointment as President of the next European Commission.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Ben Fayot, Luxembourg Member of the European Parliament and member of the Group of the Party of European Socialists (PES), comments on the appointment of fellow countryman Jacques Santer as President of the next European Commission.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Jacques Santer, nominated President of the next European Commission, defends his appointment before the Members of the European Parliament.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Klaus Kinkel, German Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union, comments on Jacques Santer’s appointment as President of the next European Commission.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Pauline Green, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Group of the Party of European Socialists (PES), comments on the appointment of Jacques Santer as President of the next European Commission.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Wilfried Martens, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP), comments on the appointment of Jacques Santer as President of the next European Commission.
On 21 July 1994, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Gijs de Vries, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Group of the European Liberal Democratic and Reformist Party (ELDR), comments on the appointment of Jacques Santer as President of the next European Commission.
On 18 January 1995, in a plenary sitting of the European Parliament, MEPs approve the appointment of Jacques Santer as President of the next European Commission by a narrow margin.
In this interview, Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and President of the European Commission, recalls the debates in the European Parliament, in July 1994, on his appointment as President of the European Commission.
In this interview, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, outlines the criteria, in particular the political criteria, which, in 1994, guided the selection of Commissioners and the allocation of portfolios.
In this interview, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, outlines the main difficulties encountered in 1994 in the selection of Commissioners and in the allocation of their respective responsibilities.
In this interview, Édith Cresson, former European Commissioner, describes her appointment to the post of European Commissioner for Research, Education and Youth and criticises Jacques Santer's lack of authority and the behaviour of the European Parliament.
In this interview, Édith Cresson, European Commissioner from 1994 to 1999, discusses the relations between the various members of the European Commission under Jacques Santer.
In this interview, Édith Cresson, former European Commissioner, discusses the weaknesses of the Santer Commission and the behaviour of the European Parliament.
On 18 July 1994, the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort welcomes the appointment of Luxembourg Prime Minister Jacques Santer as President of the new European Commission and identifies the political challenges awaiting the new President.
On 2 September 1994, Jacques Santer, the new President of the European Commission, replies to questions from the Luxembourg newspaper Luxemburger Wort regarding the composition and tasks of the new Commission.
In 1994, in an interview for the French journal Politique Internationale, Jacques Santer, the new President of the European Commission, gives his views on the major European issues.
On 20 January 1995, in an interview for the Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, Jacques Santer, the new President of the European Commission, refers to the terms of his appointment and outlines the tasks of the Commission.
On 10 May 1995, the European Commission publishes its report on the operation of the Treaty on European Union as part of the preparations for the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).
On 23 June 1995, the German daily newspaper Die Zeit describes Jacques Santer, former Luxembourg Prime Minister and new President-designate of the European Commission.