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    Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and 'Mr. Europe,' dies at 98

    A Paris bank messenger's son, Delors became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union.
    by The Associated Press Dec 27, 2023 5 minutes

    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 death of one of its greatest architects," the institute said in a statement. "The best results of European integration cannot be dissociated from the vision, the courage, the conviction, the perseverance and the relentless work which characterized Jacques Delors' work during his 10 years at the head of the European Commission."

    Paying tribute, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said: "This grandson of farmers and the son of a bank employee, whose

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