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For more than nine years, from the beginning of 1958 to 1967, I had the privilege of working as the Secretary-General of the Commission of the European Economic Community, close to, and under the leadership of, Walter Hallstein. It was an exciting task for a young Euro-official to participate in setting up and continuing the development of this institution, which was to play a key role in the transformation of Western Europe. The Community received an additional dimension in the political vision and moral strength which Walter Hallstein consistently embodied. Today, 30 years later, I consider it an honour to be allowed to give personal testimony of the stature of this man and the quality of his significant work.
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Noël, E. (1998). Walter Hallstein: a Personal Testimony. In: Loth, W., Wallace, W., Wessels, W. (eds) Walter Hallstein: The Forgotten European?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26693-7_9
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