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Former European Commission President Jacques Delors has died, the French news agency AFP reported on Wednesday, citing Delors’ daughter Martine Aubry. Delors died at the age of 98. French President Emmanuel Macron praised him on the online platform X (formerly Twitter) as a “fighter for human justice”.
During Delors’ tenure in Brussels from 1985 to 1995, the Maastricht Treaty turned the European Communities into the European Union. The “Delors Report” pointed the way to economic and monetary union. Delors was honored as an ‘Honorary Citizen of Europe’ in 2015 for his ‘remarkable contribution to the development of the European project’. Other ‘honorary citizens of Europe’ include former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Jean Monnet, one of the founders of European unification.
Before moving to Brussels, Delors served as Minister of Economy and Finance in his home country under Socialist President François Mitterrand, who came to power in 1981.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised Delors as a politician who advocated European unification “like no other”. “He headed the European Commission for ten years and, as a visionary, became the master builder of the EU as we know it today,” the SPD politician wrote tonight on X. “It is our responsibility to continue his work today for the benefit of Europe. »
The incumbent President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, described Delors on X as a “visionary who has made our Europe stronger”. His life’s work is a united, dynamic and prosperous European Union that has shaped entire generations of Europeans.
Macron wrote: “His commitment, his ideals and his integrity will always inspire us. I honor his work and his memory and share the pain of his loved ones.”
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, wrote on X that the EU has lost a giant with the death of Jacques Delors. As an honorary citizen of Europe, he worked tirelessly for a united Europe as President of the European Commission and Member of the European Parliament. “Generations of Europeans will continue to benefit from his legacy,” the EU leader said. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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