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Jacque Delors was the architect of the European Union, says Costas Simitis
Greece's former socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis bid a warm farewell on Thursday to former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who passed away on Wednesday, expressing their close friendship.
Legacy of ‘89: Revolutions for Whom?
This is the latest in a series of articles on the legacy of the fall of the Iron Curtain 30 years ago. See more.
His words helped fuel rapid political and economic changes throughout post-communist Europe. Thirty years later, it is worth asking how well Kohl and other Western leaders kept this promise.
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Helmut Kohl, Germany's chancellor dies aged 87
Kohl led his country from 1982 to 1998, overseeing the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990
Helmut Kohl, the chancellor who presided over both German reunification and the creation of the eurozone, has died aged 87.
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