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Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr. Europe,’ dies aged 98

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BRUSSELS — Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger’s son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in Paris, the Delors Institute think tank told The Associated Press on Wednesday. He was 98. “The whole of Europe mourns the … Read more

Jacques Delors, key architect of the European Union, dies at 98

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Add to your saved storiesSave Jacques Delors, a French elder statesman who spent a decade as president of the European Commission — the European Union’s executive branch — and became a driving force behind the continent’s economic integration and a leading proponent of a common market and currency, has died at 98. The death was … Read more