hiː bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv "kˈɜːnɪɡswˌɪntɚ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts", hˌuː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈiːɾɪŋz wɪð pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ænd sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvənts ɪn kˈɜːnɪɡswˌɪntɚ nˌɪɹ bˈɑːn, ðə wˈɛst dʒˈɜːmən kˈæpɪɾəl, ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə bˈɪld ɐ pˈænjˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɡɹˈuːp ʌv əpˈɪniənfˈɔːɹmɚz, lˈiːvɪŋ bᵻhˌaɪnd ðɪ ˈɛnmᵻɾiz ʌvðə pˈæst ænd lˈʊkɪŋ fˈɔːɹwɚd tə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
He belonged to a group of "Königswinter journalists", who during meetings with politicians and civil servants in Königswinter near Bonn, the West German capital, attempted to build a pan-European group of opinion-formers, leaving behind the enmities of the past and looking forward to European community.