Interview with Jean Mischo (Sanem, 20 July 2009) — Excerpt: The empty chair crisis and the Luxembourg Compromise

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In this interview excerpt, Jean Mischo, a member of the Legal Service of the European Commission from 1964 to 1969, describes the impact within the European institutions of the empty chair crisis, the disagreement which arose between France and the five other Member States of the European Communities in June 1965 over the funding of the common agricultural policy (CAP). He also explains the effect of the Luxembourg Compromise, which brought the crisis to an end in January 1966. This arrangement stipulated that if a Member State believed that its vital interests were at stake, negotiations had to continue until a universally acceptable compromise was reached.

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Source: Interview de Jean Mischo / JEAN MISCHO, François Klein, prise de vue : Alexandre Germain.- Sanem: CVCE [Prod.], 20.07.2009. CVCE, Sanem. - VIDEO (00:04:24, Couleur, Son original).

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