Allan Little examines the past and future of the European Union at a critical moment in its history.

The European Union emerged in the 1950s from a vision of a bright future for a war-ravaged continent – free from conflict, with nations living in harmony, their citizens free to trade and travel without restriction. In the first programme of a three-part series, former BBC Europe correspondent Allan Little hears first-hand from the negotiators who drew up the project’s founding document, the Treaty of Rome, with its key goal of an “ever-closer union”.

The interviews for this series were recorded ten years ago and many of the interviewees have since died.

(Photo: Foreign Ministers of France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany and Italy signing two treaties establishing the European Common Market and theJob cuts and the top 5 Major Moves in the ENBD Saga

Rumor has it the UAE's largest bank Emirates NBD is looking to cut 15 percent of its workforce to "reduce costs"-as we wait for more updates on the news, Kipp takes you through 5 of the major moves in the giant's recent history.

Rumor has it the UAE's largest bank Emirates NBD is looking to cut 15 percent of its workforce to "reduce costs"- the job cuts will affect up to 700 employees. The job cuts are expected to be carried out this month. As of now Emirates NBD has refused to comment on the news, but if the jobs cuts go through it will mark the largest round of banking cuts since HSBC cut more than 500