EC Library Guide on Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, 1985-1995: Speeches by Jacques Delors
A selection of speeches by Jacques Delors1
(in chronological order)
- Economic Governance in the European Union: Past, Present and Future
Jacques Delors. Journal of common market studies, 51 (2), 2013, page 169-178
To being with, Delors recalls the debates about, and the differences between the community and the intergovernmental methods. Secondly, Delors discusses selected moments from the past, including the Treaty of Paris. Finally, Delors turns to the question of governance, with specific reference to the test of the single currency. - The treasure within: Learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be. What is the value of that treasure 15 years after its publication?
Jacques Delors. International Revue of Education, 59, 2013, page 319–330
This is an English translation of a speech held by French economist and politician Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission, on 7 November 2011 at the opening of the International Congress on Lifelong Learning in Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain. Fifteen years after the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century submitted its report entitled Learning: The treasure within to UNESCO, Delors briefly reviews the four pillars of education and then considers the current growth of continuing education, its primary functions and general trends.
- L'unité de l'Europe: Un projet pour le XXIe siècle
Jacques Delors. Revue du droit de l'Union européenne (4), 2005, page 709-719
« LECCIO MAGISTRALIS » de Jacques Delors ouvrant la session académique 2005-2006 du collège européen de Parme, Parme, 5 novembre 2005
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- La Constitution, un pas en avant pour l'Union européenne
Jacques Delors. Revue du droit de l'Union européenne, (1), 2005, page 5-10
Intervention de Monsieur Jacques Delors, rencontre organisée par le Mouvement Européen-France, Samedi 9 avril 2005
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- Samankeskisten kehien EurooppaPublication Date: 2000Chapter: Jacques Delors: Euroopan uudelleenyhdistäminen - historiallinen tehtävämme (Puhe Aspen – instituutissa 14.11.1999)
- Le partenariat franco-allemand et ses nouvelles tâches
4 Juni 1998, Ludwigsburg
Discours de Jacques Delors 50 ans Deutsch-Französisches Institut
- Réflexions et propositions pour un nouveau modèle de développement
Jacques Delors. Problématiques européennes / "Notre Europe", (3) 1997
Texte présenté lors du Congrès du Parti des Socialistes européens à Malmö, le 6 juin 1997.
- Le traité de Rome, quarante ans après
Jacques Delors. Problématiques européennes / "Notre Europe", (2) 1997
Discours prononcé lors du colloque universitaire organisé en mémoire d'Emile Noël.
- Procès-verbal de la session constitutive du Comité des Régions du 9 mars 1994 : (premier exercice quadriennal) 1994-1998 byPublication Date: 1994
- Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament on the occasion of the investiture debate of the new Commission
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/93, Publications Office, 1993.
Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament on the occasion of the investiture debate of the new Commission, Strasbourg, 10 February 1993 -- The Commission's work programme for 1993/94 -- The Commission's legislative programme for 1993 -- Joint declaration on the 1993 legislative programme
- Our Europe in the global village: Between survival and decline
Jacques Delors. Europe Documents, English edition, (1851), 1993. page 1-7.
Commission President Mr Jacques Delors addressed the "Club Témoin" in Lorient on 28 and 29 August 1993.
Un nuevo porvenir para los europeos
Jacques Delors. Boletin de Informacion Sobre las Comunidades Europeas Oviedo, (44), 1993, page 2-9.
Discurso del Presidente de la Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas con motivo del debate de investidura de la nueva Comisión el día 10 de febrero de 1993 ante el Parlamento Europeo.
1992: A pivotal year, address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/92, Publications Office, 1992.
1992: A pivotal year, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament, Strasbourg 12 February 1992 -- From the Single Act to Maastricht and beyond: The means to match our ambitions -- The Commission's programme for 1992
Monetary cooperation in the building of Europe: The 1992 Jean Monnet lecture, 6 Nov. 1992
London School of Economics and Political Science; 1992
Jacques Delors analyses the similarities and the differences between the the Werner Report and the Delors Report (Source:
cvce.eu , accessed 20 February 2024)- The Commission's programme for 1991, address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/1991, Publications Office of the European Union, 1990.
The Commission's programme for 1991, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and his reply to the debate Strasbourg, 23 January and 20 February 1991
- Le principe de subsidiarité: contribution au débat
Jacques Delors. In: Subsidiarité: Défi du changement, actes du colloque Jacques Delors, 1991, page 7-19.
Actes du colloque de Maastricht, 21-22 mars 1991
Subsidiarité : défi du changement. La subsidiarité, principe directeur des futures responsabilités en matière de politiques communautaires? Actes du colloque Jacques Delors, Maastricht, 21-22 mars 1991ISBN: 9067790648Publication Date: 1991- The Commission's programme for 1990, address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/1990, Publications Office, 1990.
The Commission's programme for 1990, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and his reply to the debate, Strasbourg, 17 January and 13 February 1990
- L'Europa comunitaria secondo Jacques Delors byPublication Date: 1990In questo primo numero vengono riportati quattro importanti discorsi di Jacques Delors, perceduti da una introduzione a cura del Prof. Maurizio Ferrera, responsabile dell’Osservatorio di stuie europei e comunitari dell’ISPI
- The Commission's programme for 1989, address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 2/89, Publications Office, 1989.
The Commission's programme for 1989, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and his reply to the debate Strasbourg, 16 February and 15 March 1989
- Statement on the broad lines of Commission policy presented by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/89, Publications Office, 1989.
Statement on the broad lines of Commission policy presented by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and reply to the ensuing Parliamentary debate Strasbourg, 17 and 18 January 1989
- Jacques Delors at the College of Europe in Bruges.
Europe Documents English edition. (1576), 1989, page 1-8.
Full text of the speech given by the European Commission President Mr. Jacques Delors at the opening of the 40th academic year of the College of Europe in Bruges.
L'impératif et l'urgence de l'Europe communautaire. Conférence de M. Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors. Europe Documents Edition française, (1574), 1989. page 1-5.
Conférence prononcée le 5 octobre 1989 au Wissenschaftszentrum de Bonn, où le Président de la Commission européenne souligne la contribution de la République fédérale d'Allemagne aux idées et aux structures qui marquent la spécificité de la CE.
Espace unique et modèle européen de société: Espace unique et modèle européen de société
Jacques Delors. Documents revue des questions allemandes, (1), 1989, page 79-90.
Discours sur la relance de la construction européenne.
Programme of the Commission for 1988, address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/88, Publications Office, 1988.
Programme of the Commission for 1988, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament Strasbourg, 20 January 1988
De l'Europe de la nécessité à l'Europe de l'idéal: Espace unique et modèle européen de société
Jacques Delors. Identités nationales et conscience européenn, 1988, page 212-226.
Colloque org. à Paris sous la dir. de Joseph Rovan, à Paris, 19-21 nov. 1988,
Le Président Jacques Delors au Parlement européen à la veille du Sommet de Rhodes.
Europe Documents Edition française, (1532), 1988. page 1-5.
Texte intégral des déclarations du Président dans lesquelles il fait le point sur la préparation du Conseil européen des 1er et 2 décembre 1988. Texte de la réponse donnée aux Parlementaires à l'issue du débat.
The Single Act: A new frontier for Europe, programme of the Commission for 1987
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/87, Publications Office, 1987.
The Single Act: A new frontier for Europe Communication from the Commission (COM(87) 100) to the Council Programme of the Commission for 1987, Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament Strasbourg, 18 February 1987
La coopération internationale, clef de la prospérité économique
Jacques Delors. Europe documents edition française, (1444), 1987, page 1-6.
Discours prononcé le 2 février 1987 devant l'Université Catholique de Leuven dans lequel sont développées les grandes lignes de la relance européenne, l'Acte Unique étant la première modification importante
Programme of the Commission for 1986, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/86, Publications Office, 1986.
Programme of the Commission for 1986, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and his reply to the ensuing debate Strasbourg, 19 February 1986.
Towards a market without frontiers
Jacques Delors. European Research, vol. 14, (4), 1986, page 160-165
Full text of Jacques Delors' speech to the 39th European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).
Programme of the Commission for 1985, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 4/85, Publications Office, 1985.
Programme of the Commission for 1985, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and his reply to the ensuing debate Strasbourg, 12 March 1985.
The thrust of Commission policy, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament
European Commission, Bulletin of the European Communities. Supplement 1/85, Publications Office, 1985.
The thrust of Commission policy, statement by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament and extracts from his reply to the ensuing debate Strasbourg, 14 and 15 January 1985.
Projet de loi 'Développement de l'initiative économique'
Jacques Delors. Les notes bleues, (183), 1984. 8 pages
Texte de l'intervention de M. Delors devant le Sénat, le 20 juin 1984.
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