Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on May 18, 1937)

Happy birthday, Jacques Santer! You didn’t just serve nine strong years as Luxembourg’s 22nd Prime Minister; you made negotiating the Single European Act look easier than blowing out birthday candles. Your diplomatic skill has aged even better than fine wine—and hey, unlike a “Luxembourg Compromise,” your celebrations require no twenty-year debate!

Here’s to another year wiser and still timelessly clever—may you continue celebrating each milestone compromise-free! May today bring more joy than high-level negotiations ever could, ensuring that (at least for today) debates revolve solely around cake flavors instead of policy amendments. Cheers to Europe’s smoothest negotiator—happy Birthday!