Jacques Delors died at the age of 98. He was also known as the “architect of the modern EU”, according to BBC News. The politician’s death was reported by his daughter Martine Aubry. “He died in his sleep this morning in his Paris home,” Aubry said. Jacques Delors’ political career Jacques Delors was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981, the Minister of Finance in 1981 – 1984 President of the European Commission in 1985-1995. Under his presidency, the EU completed the creation of a common market space, concluded the Schengen agreements allowing travel within the EU, and introd…