Joint statement from Spain and Portugal

Spain and Portugal jointly declare 31 January a day of official mourning for the death of Jacques Delors

News - 2024.1.30

The Government of the Kingdom of Spain and the Government of the Portuguese Republic have jointly decided to declare official mourning on 31 January for the death of Jacques Delors, coinciding with the tribute ceremony to be organised on the same day by the European Commission in Brussels, which will be attended by the President of the Government or Spain, Pedro Sánchez.

Jacques Delors, President of the Commission from 1985 to 1994, was one of the great architects of European integration, and played a key role in the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU in 1986. Both countries have agreed on the importance of paying tribute to him as a token of gratitude and in recognition of the profound transformation that membership of the EU has brought about for generations of Spaniards and Portuguese.

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