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Josep Borrell

Catalan-Spanish diplomat and politician (born 1947) · Spain · Politicians · also Argentina

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The face of European foreign policy through Ukraine, Gaza, and the fracturing of the old transatlantic consensus - five years steering diplomacy for 27 nations that rarely agree on anything.

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A life in dates

2024“We cannot afford Russia to win this war. Otherwise the US and European interests will be very damaged.”In their words25 March 2024Speech, 'Europeans have to take more responsibility for our defense,' says EU foreign policy chief, 25 March 2024.

Order of HonourAward2023“Russia is a great country, it is a great nation, it is used to fighting to the end, and it is used to almost losing and then recovering.”In their words20 January 2023Speech during the Ceremonia de Entrega del Premio Nueva Economía Fórum, 20 January 2023.

2022“Europe is a garden. We have built a garden... The rest of the world… is not exactly a garden. Most of the rest of the world is a jungle. The jungle could invade the garden.”In their words18 October 2022Quoted in EU’s Borrell calls Europe ‘garden,’ rest of world a ‘jungle’, 18 October 2022.

Order of Merit, 1st classAward2019Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of PeruAward2011Medal of the Order of Constitutional MeritAward2007Grand Cross of the Order of Civil MeritAward2006Grand Order of Queen JelenaAward2000Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1996Grand Cross of the Order of Charles IIIAwardGrand Officer of the Order of Wissam El AlaouiAward1947Born24 April 1947

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In their own words 3

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3 statements, newest first

  1. We cannot afford Russia to win this war. Otherwise the US and European interests will be very damaged.

    Mar 25, 2024, Speech, 'Europeans have to take more responsibility for our defense,' says EU foreign policy chief, 25 March 2024., Own words

  2. Russia is a great country, it is a great nation, it is used to fighting to the end, and it is used to almost losing and then recovering.

    Jan 20, 2023, Speech during the Ceremonia de Entrega del Premio Nueva Economía Fórum, 20 January 2023., Own words

  3. Europe is a garden. We have built a garden... The rest of the world… is not exactly a garden. Most of the rest of the world is a jungle. The jungle could invade the garden.

    Oct 18, 2022, Quoted in EU’s Borrell calls Europe ‘garden,’ rest of world a ‘jungle’, 18 October 2022., Own words

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Awards

Order of Honour2024
Order of Merit, 1st class2022
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru2019
Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit2011
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit2007
Grand Order of Queen Jelena2006
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic2000
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III1996
Grand Officer of the Order of Wissam El Alaoui1996

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Born 24 April 1947 in the Catalan village of La Pobla de Segur, Borrell trained as an aeronautical engineer and economist, later teaching mathematics. He entered politics in the 1970s with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party during the transition to democracy, rising through Felipe González's governments: General Secretary for the Budget and Public Spending from 1982, Secretary of State for Finance from 1984, then Minister of Public Works and Transport from 1991 to 1996. After an unexpected PSOE primary win in 1998 made him Leader of the Opposition, he resigned in 1999 and shifted to Brussels, becoming President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007. He returned as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2018 under Sánchez, then moved up in 2019 to High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, holding the role until 2024.

Country
Spain
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
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Dates
Born 1947 · age 79

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