A ‘Europhile’ Labour minister, Roy Jenkins, was proposed and took up his duties in 1977. Two individuals in particular made names for themselves during this period: Claude Cheysson for Development and Etienne Davignon for Industrial Affairs (including, therefore, the crisis-stricken steel industry). Jenkins was the first President to represent the Community at the G7 Summit and boldly made the case for Monetary Union. But the big news at the time was the first election to the Parliament...