Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission, has died at the age of 98, according to French media reports citing his daughter Martine Aubry. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to him on the online platform X as a "fighter for human justice". A French Socialist, Delors ran the European Commission from 1985 until 1995. Born in Paris in 1925, he initially became known in France as a deputy governor of the French central bank. A centrist, he only joined the French Soci
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Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died aged 98 on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Jacques Delors Institute, a think tank he founded.