ðə mˌæɡɐzˈiːn wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli pˈʌblɪʃt æz jʊɹɹˈoʊpəˈɑːɹkaɪv ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks baɪ dˈiːɡˈæp fˈaʊndɚ wˈɪlhɛlm kˈɔːɹnaɪdz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ fˈæmɪli, ˈoʊnɚz ʌv ˈɑːɹ. ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ vˈɜːlæɡ, ɐ dʒˈɜːmən pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ hˈaʊs stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt baɪ ɹˈuːdɑːlf ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ.
The magazine was initially published as Europa-Archiv in July 1946 by DGAP founder Wilhelm Cornides a member of the Oldenbourg family, owners of R. Oldenbourg Verlag, a German publishing house started in 1858 by Rudolf Oldenbourg.