Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors
Jacques Lucien Jean Delorsis a French economist and politician, previously the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office. He is the father of Martine Aubry, the former first secretaryof the Socialist Party of France...
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It is impossible to speak of citizenship in Europe without posing the question of the current weakening of democracy within each of our countries.
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I am being careful not to disperse my energies, so that, when the right moment comes, I can intervene by putting the right question.
europe unions avant-garde
We will have to create an avant-garde.... We could have a Union for the enlarged Europe, and a Federation for the avant-garde.
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The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.
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We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don't want to change anything.
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This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything.