Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome

1. Front Matter

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2. Looking Back on My Life

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 5-21

3. Conviction and Responsibility

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 23-42

4. In Charge of a Restless State

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 43-66

5. Small Country, Large Responsibilities

   • Wilfried Martens

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6. My Road Towards Maastricht

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 89-108

7. “O Hellenic Shore Where Our Fathers Dwell …”

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 109-128

8. The Fall of Santer

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 129-154

9. A Cordon Sanitaire Around Austria

   • Wilfried Martens

   Pages 155-172

10. “He Did Not Take the Fruit of Those Who Had Planted the Tree …”

    • Wilfried Martens

    Pages 173-188

11. Pushing Forward in Europe and Beyond

    • Wilfried Martens

    Pages 189-222

12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-276

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wilfried Martens is one of the most distinguished politicians to come from Belgium in the last ffty years. In his long poli- cal career, he has always fought for the implementation of his goals with passion and deep conviction. What has to be mentioned frst in this context is his s- cessful advocacy of federalism in his home country, Belgium. Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos on Belgium’s federali- tion were written under his auspices. Later on, as President of the CVP, he succeeded in negotiating the Egmont Pact, whose essential elements form part of today’s federal Belgian C- stitution. He served as Prime Minister for more than a decade, and in this role he convinced the regions and linguistic groups of his country, which were often at odds with each other, of the necessity for cooperation and solidarity.

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