Scottish independence: Commission declines to comment on reports Juncker “sympathetic” to Scotland joining EU July 20, 2014 The European Commission has declined to comment on reports that its new president Jean-Claude Juncker would be "sympathetic" to an independent Scotland joining the European Union. An article in Scotland on Sunday published today included comments from an unnamed "high-ranking EU official", who was quoted as saying that former Luxembourg Prime Minister Juncker "would not want [...]
Have Cameron and Juncker buried the hatchet? Not if this high five fail is anything to go by July 17, 2014 They tried to put their differences behind them – David Cameron insisted they could work together after saying rather uncomplementary things about him. But the photo doing the rounds of new European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the Prime Minister failing spectacularly at a high five this morning seems to suggest otherwise. The awkward encounter [...]
MEPs elect Jean-Claude Juncker head of European Commission July 16, 2014 Jean-Claude Juncker has been officially elected as the new European Commission president by members of the European parliament. The vote to elect Juncker, whom UK Prime Minister David Cameron has publicly opposed, took place in Brussels yesterday where he won 422 of the 729 ballots cast. There were just 250 votes against him and 47 [...]
Jean-Claude Juncker wants to “reindustrialise” Europe as new Commission boss July 15, 2014 No surprise here, but Brussels veteran Jean-Claude Juncker, the man who became David Cameron's public enemy number one last month, has officially been elected president of the European Commission. Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Juncker received 442 votes in favour and 250 against in today's secret ballot among MEPs, which rubber stamped his election to the [...]
Cameron “can do business with Juncker” following EU defeat June 30, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he can do business with Jean-Claude Juncker, the newly appointed President of the European Commission. In the run up to last week's election at the European Council meeting, David Cameron had been against the appointment of the ex-Luxembourg Prime Minister, expressing concern that his desire for a closer [...]
European leaders nominate Jean-Claude Juncker as new Commission President June 27, 2014 EU leaders agreed to nominate Jean-Claude Juncker as the new European Commission President today, despite a last ditch effort from Prime Minister David Cameron to reverse the decision. Cameron launched an impassioned plea for leaders to reconsider the selection, calling it a "sad moment" for Europe and expressing his disappointment that it had come to [...]
David Cameron unapologetic about tough stance on Jean-Claude Juncker June 26, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is “unapologetic” about the tough stance he has taken in opposing Jean-Claude Juncker as a candidate for the top job in Europe. Speaking to journalists ahead of a key summit in Belgium last night Cameron said: “I am completely unapologetic about standing up for an important principle in [...]
There’s a silver lining to Britain’s certain Juncker defeat June 26, 2014 THINGS aren’t looking too rosy for David Cameron in the EU – or at least for the short term. He is heading towards defeat at today’s European Council Summit, as it looks almost certain that EU leaders will elect the former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission. The series [...]
Reprieve for Cameron as EU’s leaders agree to vote on Jean-Claude Juncker June 25, 2014 David Cameron has been dealt a reprieve in his bid to block the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker to the role of EU commissioner, after both German chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands said they would back a vote if agreement cannot be reached between European leaders at a key summit this week. [...]
David Cameron: Jean-Claude Juncker election is power grab June 12, 2014 David Cameron has penned a stinging attack on Jean-Claude Juncker’s bid for the presidency of the European Commission, accusing the former Luxembourg leader of attempting “a power grab through the back door”. In an article, which appears in newspapers across the EU this morning, the Prime Minister makes clear that Juncker’s case for election, and [...]