Jacques Delors1985
Jacques Delors began his presidency of the European Commission, launching a decade of major initiatives for deeper European integration.
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Jacques Delors began his presidency of the European Commission, launching a decade of major initiatives for deeper European integration.
The Delors Commission oversaw a large degree of expansion. The membership of Spain and Portugal came first in 1985; then the fall of the Berlin Wall enabled the Reunification of Germany; and in 1995 came the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. The Delors Commission also prepared the opening to the eastern countries who later joined in 2004
The Delors Commission accelerated completion of the single market and strengthened plans for economic and monetary union.
The Delors Commission gave a new momentum to the process of European integration. They 'completed' the internal market and laid the foundations for the single European currency. European Economic and Monetary Union was based on the three stage plan drawn up by a committee headed by Delors (the Delors Report)
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