My international path
My path since my early years has been quite an international one. When a 15-year-old gets to pour coffee for Helmut Schmidt – at that time the German Chancellor – then anything seems possible.
Curriculum vitae
An erstwhile airport waiter, driver’s mate, and cinema usher has become a Member of the European Parliament. The route followed resulted sometimes from chance and often from resolute action. A long career in journalism prepared the way to international politics.
