European integration, Economic and Monetary Union, Euro, European Union, European Commission, Luxembourg, Single European Act, Maastricht Treaty, Schengen Agreement, Euro-Atlantic Relations, Pierre Werner,Gaston Thorn, Jean- Claude Juncker.
Abstract :
[en] Jacques Santer (born 1937) is a prominent Luxembourg politician and statesman. He served as Minister for Finance, Labour and Social Security (1979-1984), Prime Minister (1984-1995) and President of the European Commission (1995-1999). He led the Christian Social People’s Party (1974-1982) and was involved in the establishment of
the European People’s Party in 1976, subsequently serving as EPP President (1987-2000). Santer boosted Luxembourg’s strategic outlook by focusing on the knowledge economy, promoting the satellite project, digitalisation and media diversification. He consolidated Luxembourg’s social protection and European role, as seen in the
negotiations for the Single European Act, the Treaty of Maastricht and the Schengen Agreements. The Santer Commission strengthened Euro-Atlantic relations and oversaw the introduction of EMU and the euro. In 1992, Santer co-founded the Academy of European Law (ERA), which he headed for two decades.
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 Political science, public administration & international relations Finance General economics & history of economic thought Economic systems & public economics
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 :
Jacques Santer
Original title :
[en] Jacques Santer
Publication date :
31 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 Services (EPRS) > European Parliament History Service
Publisher :
Routledge Publisher (Taylor and Francis Group), London, United Kingdom
Collection name :
Routledge Resources Online
Pages :
7
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Finance Sustainable Development
Development Goals :
10. Reduced inequalities 8. Decent work and economic growth 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions 17. Partnerships for the goals
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 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.
