When the EU Going Was Good

Sir Leslie Fielding has had a long and successful career in the service of both his country and Europe. Here, published for the first time, are the monthly private and confidential letters he wrote as Director General in Brussels.
These letters served to keep his heads of overseas delegation and other key officials fully appraised of all the political and trade developments for which he was responsible.
The letters paint a revealing and surprisingly frank picture of successful international negotiations and the creation of the European Single Market. They stand as testimony to just how much can be achieved when countries work together for the benefit of all.