Chief Сreator Of Euro Jacques Delors Dies In France

The former president of the European Commission was 98.

Former European Commission president and French finance minister Jacques Delors died at the age of 98 on December 27.

"Jacques Delors, president of three successive European Commissions between 1985 and 1995, has died. It was under his auspices that the foundations of the single market were laid and the idea of a common currency emerged. It was also at that time that the Maastricht Treaty was signed. Man Europe," former head of the Polish government Marek Bialka wrote on social media.

Jacques Delors, a French economist and politician, was the main creator of the euro currency. He was finance minister from 1981 to 1984 and then served as president of three successive European Commissions from 1985 to 1995.

Jacques Delors received ten state honours for his numerous activities on the national and international scene, including in France, Austria, Spain and Poland.