EC Library Guide on Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, 1985-1995: EU resources
A selection of EU publications on Jacques Delors1
(in chronological order)
- Forty years of access and preservation: Historical archives of the European Union
European University Institute, European University Institute, 2024.
Organised into thematic chapters, this catalogue explores diverse facets of European integration history.
- Obituaries: Jacques Delors
European Commission, 8 January 2024
Former Commission President Jacques Delors, a major figure in the history of European integration, died on 27 December. He was 98.
- Tribute to Jacques Delors
Multimedia Centre of the European Parliament, 2024
European Parliament's plenary session on 15 January 2024 opened with a ceremony honouring the life and legacy of former Commission President Jacques Delors, who passed away on 27 December 2023.
- Jacques Delors’ legacy [What Think Tanks are thinking]
European Parliament, European Parliamentary Research Service, Briefing, 2024
- Jacques Delors: Architect of the modern European Union
European Parliament, Briefing, 2020, 12 pages
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.
- Completing the Single Market: The European Parliament and Economic Integration, 1979-1989
European Parliament, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services, Warlouzet, L., Publications Office, 2020
"... the Parliament contributed to the political and intellectual climate which led to the launch in 1985 by the European Commission, under its new President, Jacques Delors, of an ambitious programme to complete the single market by 1992. ..."
La Commission européenne 1986-2000 : histoire et mémoires d'une institution by
ISBN: 978-92-76-07969-9Publication Date: 2014Ouvrage réalisé à l'initiative de la Commission européenne avec la participation et les témoignages d'anciens fonctionnaires européens
La Commission européenne 1973-1986 : histoire et mémoires d'une institution by
ISBN: 9789279289651Publication Date: 2014History: Jacques Delors' Europe
A look back at former European Commission President Jacques Delors, whose work shaped the European single market and paved the way for Economic and Monetary Union.
(Source: Multimedia Centre of the European Parliament. © European Parliament, 2012)
The ecu report: The single European currency and what it means to you by
ISBN: 0330321862Publication Date: 1991The foreword is written by Jacques Delors, the president of the European Commission, with Henning Christopherson, vice-president responsible for economic and financial affairs.
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