Jacques Delors, architect of the Euro, dies at 98
Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of the European Union's historic single currency project, has died at the age of 98. Delors, an ardent advocate of post-war European integration, served as president of the European Commission, the EU executive, for three terms – longer than any other holder of the office – from January 1985 until the end of 1994. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to his compatriot as a statesman who served as an "inexhaustible architect of our Europe" and a fighter for human justice. Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief negotiator during Britain's divorce from the EU, said Delors had been an inspiration and a reason to "believe in a 'certain idea' of politics, of France, and of Europe". Agence France Presse (AFP) first reported Delors' death, quoting his daughter. (Reuters)