Political friends and foes pay tribute to Jacques Delors for his EU legacy
by Richard Wheeler
Dec 27, 2023
3 minutes
Jacques Delors has been remembered as a “towering” political figure who built the modern European Union, in tributes paid after his death at the age of 98.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson said the “dazzling panache” of Mr Delors saw him create a new federal structure for Europe during his decade as European Commission president – describing the EU as the “house that Jacques built”.
Mr Delors was hailed as a “statesman of destiny” by French president , while Tory former chancellor recalled the battles between the European chief and .
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