Interview with Pierre Bernard-Reymond (Paris, 11 March 2009) — Excerpt: the establishment of the State Secretariat for European Affairs

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In this extract, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, State Secretary for European Affairs in the French Foreign Ministry from 1979 to 1981, discusses the political and technical reasons for the establishment of the State Secretariat for European Affairs in 1979, in particular Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s interest in European integration and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Communities. He also refers to the impact of this Secretariat, noting the Gaullist influence in the Presidential majority at that time.

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Source: Interview de Pierre Bernard-Reymond / PIERRE BERNARD-REYMOND, Frédéric Clavert, prise de vue : Alexandre Germain.- Paris: CVCE [Prod.], 11.03.2009. CVCE, Sanem. - VIDEO (00:06:09, Couleur, Son original).

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