Jacques Lucien Jean Delors Simply the best Jacques

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors Simply the best!

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors Made by: Dutch: Basque: • Meringenie Micheels Maddi Alberdi • Lindsey Bons Maider Egiguren • Gladys Zeevaarders Idoia Garmendia • Sefania Baadjou Leire Lopetegi Amaia Alonso

Index • Who is Jacques Delors? • When did Jacques Delors become president of the European Commission? • What did he do during his presidency? • What are Delors other interests? • Why is Jacques Delors simply the best?

Who is Jacques Delors? • Jacques Lucien Jean Delors was born 20 July 1925 in Paris. He’s a French economist and politician, the first person to have served two terms as President of the European Commission.

When did Jacques Delors become president of the European Commission? • Delors became the President of the European Commission on January 1985

What did he do during his presidency? • He kept provisions →important budgetary reforms. • Introduced the groundwork→ single market • That came into effect on 1 January 1993.

What are Delors other interests? • Delors has a long-standing interest in education. Initiator → French law 1971 requiring firms to set aside part of their profits for educational opportunities for their employees.

Why is Jacques Delors simply the best? • First president served two times → European Commission. • Other interests such as education. • He ‘s the first man who initiated a French law. • He takes keen interests in people who don’t have the money to obtain a higher education.

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