Jacques Delors' unparalleled talent and unwavering willpower left a permanent mark on the very fabric of the European Union.
From 1985 to 1995 as President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors was the visionary architect who laid the foundations and sowed the seeds of some of the most outstanding achievements of the European project.
His 10-year tenure was not just a chapter; it was an epoch of profound change, which has left a lasting imprint on the European Union as we know it today.
Three decades on, Delors' legacy continues to echo in European history.

The Delors Commission held office from January 1985 until December 1994. It oversaw important budgetary reforms and gave new momentum to the process of European integration, notably presiding over the signature of the Single European Act in February 1986. Jacques Delors and his commissioners are considered as the "Founding Fathers of the Euro". They also completed the foundation of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) established by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992). The end of its mandate was marked by the EU's third enlargement: in 1995, the EU-12 welcomed three new Member States (Austria, Finland and Sweden).

European Parliament. Briefing, 2020

The consensus among most historians of European integration and political scientists is that Jacques Delors, who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, was the most successful holder of that post to date.