Pierre Werner, Jacques Santer, Christian Democracy, Maastricht Treaty, Economic and Monetary Union, Euro, European Commission, Juncker Plan, Brexit.
Abstract :
[en] Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) spent more than three decades in government in Luxembourg and served as Prime Minister for 18 years, becoming the EU’s longest serving Head of Government and one of the world’s longest-serving democratically elected political leaders. He had a major influence on his country’s development and
made employment an area of expertise for Luxembourg at European level. Juncker was an architect of the Maastricht Treaty, a consensus builder for EMU who became known as ‘Mr Euro’ and helped steer the response to the 2008 sovereign debt crisis.
As President of the European Commission at a time of geopolitical upheaval, he introduced the ‘Juncker Plan’ and oversaw the Brexit process.
Research center :
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History (EHI)
Precision for document type :
Critical notes/Edition
Disciplines :
History Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others Finance General economics & history of economic thought International economics Political science, public administration & international relations European & international law
Author, co-author :
DANESCU, Elena ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Jean-Claude Juncker
Original title :
[en] Jean-Claude Juncker
Publication date :
26 December 2025
Main work title :
Routledge Online Research Encyclopaedia for European Studies
Main work alternative title :
[fr] Encyclopédie de recherche en ligne Routledge pour les études européennes
Editor :
Pittoors, Gilles; KU Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven > Faculty of Social Sciences ; European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) > European Parliament >History Service
Publisher :
Routledge Publisher (Taylor and Francis Group), London, United Kingdom
Collection name :
Routledge Resources Online
Pages :
9
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Finance
Development Goals :
1. No poverty 8. Decent work and economic growth 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
Name of the research project :
Routledge Online Research Encyclopaedia for European Studies
Routledge is the world's leading academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences, which current publishing program encompasses groundbreaking textbooks and premier, peer-reviewed research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Built Environment, Education and Behavioral Sciences.
Commentary :
The Routledge Encyclopaedia for European Studies, in collaboration with the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), is a comprehensive, user-friendly, and interdisciplinary companion to European Studies. It represents a flexible and dynamic alternative to textbooks for both teaching and research purposes, with contributions from a global, interdisciplinary team of academic experts, and is enriched by value-adding visualisations and multimedia. An enhanced research and learning experience tool for students and scholars, and fully cross-referenced and interlinked, it permits greater discoverability between fields, traverses and connects the major disciplines, topics, or sections, and is relevant to a wide range of scholars and students working in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Offering top-quality entries, rigorously peer-reviewed and updated and expanded twice a year, it is a primary, organic, digital resource for the field.
