On 15 May 1996, Jacques Santer, President of the EC, received Helmut Kohl, German Federal Chancellor, at the European Commission, in Brussels. They held a press conference following the meeting with the Members of the EC. Jacques Santer said that their talks they had been very open and constructive and that national governments, Member States and institutions had to cooperate together to meet the challenges such as the IGC, the EMU, the enlargement, unemployment or foreign policy