The Making of the Delors Report: an Insider’s View

The Delors Committee (1988-1989) played a crucial role in the process of European monetary integration, especially in the preparation of the Maastricht Treaty. In this article Niels Thygesen, one of the few members of the committee who is still alive, tells in an interview with Ivo Maes and Sabine Péters, about his experience in the committee. He identifies the key issues, the crucial players and analyses their strategies and interactions, offering thereby fascinating insights in the making of the Delors Report.