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But for many, especially in countries like Britain, Delors became the reviled personification of the overreaching Eurocrat bent on meddling in virtually all aspects of people’s lives.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
His experience as a Eurocrat and global trade czar made him irresistible to corporate recruiters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2018
One hyperventilating Eurocrat recently confided to your columnist that he feared another Franco-German war.
From Economist • Dec. 20, 2016
There’s the Eurocrat organizer, Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde—effective without aiming for inspiring.
From Newsweek • Mar. 10, 2015
No one likes to meet a Eurocrat at the best of times, but these ones may be beating the death knell of the publishing industry.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2011
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