Gaston Thorn
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Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime minister of Luxembourg,
Thorn in 1990
Thorn with U.S. president Gerald Ford in the Oval Office, 1975
Thorn (second from the left) at the 1983 G7 summit
Jacques Delors
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Jacques Lucien Jean Delors was a French politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. Delors played a key role in the creation of the European single market, the eur
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…of EC members and of the European Parliament, with which it engaged in a constant power struggle. In this, Thorn laid the groundwork for his successor Jacques Delors, who took the commission to the height of its power. After leaving the commission presidency in 1985, Thorn went into business. He was chairman of…
Delors in 1993
Press conference (from left to right) with Danish minister of finance, Henning Christophersen, Dutch ministers Wim Kok, Hans van den Broek and Ruud Lubbers, after the European Council in Maastricht, 1991, which led to the 1992 Maastricht Treaty
Delors's casket being carried through the courtyard of the Invalides on 5 January 2024