The new European Commission led by EU veteran Jean-Claude Juncker formally took office Saturday, promising to "get down to work" as Europe faces a host of political and economic challenges. The agenda ...

The Juncker Commission is coming up against some strong resistance as it enters the European Parliament. For example, the commissioner for financial services, Britishman Jonathan Hill, has shown great ...

The inauguration of the Juncker Commission brings to a close a nomination process in which Commissioners’ party ties played an important role. It is nevertheless balanced, on fairly stable partisan ...

A year after Jean-Claude Juncker took charge of what he called the "last chance" European Commission, his plans to win back sceptical voters have been partly sidelined by existential threats like the ...

In the initial debate about Jean-Claude Juncker’s set-up of the new European Commission, most of the emphasis has been on the classic question of “who got what”. What should receive much more ...

Тoday’s European Parliament vote starts a new political phase in the EU With today’s vote by the European Parliament a new political phase begins in the European Union. The Green 10 alliance of ...

Andy Smith receives funding from the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche. Jean-Claude Juncker, the newly elected president of the European Commission, announced his nominated team of commissioners ...

Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has proposed funding the defence expenditures of European nations through joint bonds. "That the Bundeswehr needs more money, like other armies ...

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday (23 February) that he “fought like a lion” against “ill-inspired Commissioners” who thought the EU should regulate the flushing of toilets. He ...

A motion to sack Jean-Claude Juncker's European Commission will be put to a vote next week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The motion, backed by 76 MEPs, including the UK Independence Party ...