Machine generated contents note: Ch. I Looking back on my life -- Ch. II Conviction and responsibility -- Ch. III In charge of a restless state -- Ch. IV Small country, large responsibilities -- Ch. V My road towards Maastricht -- Ch. VI "O Hellenic shore where our fathers dwell ..." -- Ch. VII fall of Santer -- Ch. VIII Cordon Sanitaire around Austria -- Ch. IX "He did not take the fruit of those who had planted the tree ..." -- Ch. X Pushing forward in Europe and beyond
Summary
Wilfried Martens has devoted his entire life to politics: as student leader, youth activist, President of the Flemish Christian Democrats, Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European People's Party and European statesman. This autobiography offers the inside story on running a complex country like Belgium