THE EUROPEAN POLICY OF FRANCE DURING THE PROCESS OF EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION.

The study registers the first moments which defined the process of European contruction, and the necessity of its rise, then, it points the most meaningful moments in which France interceded by its foreign policy in this process. France abndoned the desire to find in Great Britain a partner for its foreign policy, De Gaulle refocused his policy to an agreement with West Germany, his success being explained by his excellent relation with Chancellor Adenauer. By its foreign policy in the process of Eurpean construction, France pursued the fulfilment of the national interests and the conception of an European frame in which France to be the spokesperson of Europe. As predited by De Gaulle, the process of European construction evolved from „The Six” to its twenty- seven members, France supporting by its policy the extension of the European Union, and the famous Gaullist formula „Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals” is about to turn into reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]