Articles on Jean-Claude Juncker
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Even if parliament votes to delay Brexit beyond March 29, the EU27 would have to unanimously agree. Would they?
Theresa May is back in Brussels, but how can she get a deal without understanding where her negotiating partners are coming from?
There is little the EU can do while the UK is in disarray.
The EU realises the red lines it needs to meet are now the British parliament’s, not Theresa May’s.
Despite the problems that lie ahead with the Brexit plan Theresa May hammered out at Chequers, the EU prefers a Brexit deal rather than a ‘no deal’.
A group of 25 EU countries is to work together more closely than ever before to develop military capabilities.
Theresa May has reached an agreement with the EU that will enable her to proceed to the second stage of Brexit negotiations. Here’s what it all means.
The EU is tightening security on its own borders.
The European Union has faced crises before but not this many at the same time.
Leaders must address their critics to avoid losing more members.
How asylum seekers became political pawns in Germany’s foreign policy agenda.
The European Commission president believes more integration and cooperation is the solution to Europe’s many problems. But it’s hard to see this happening.
Junker reinforced his mandate to act as a guarantor of EU integration, preserve the unity of the EU and the Eurozone, and to take leadership in addressing the refugee crisis.
We need more Europe in our asylum policy. We need more Union in our refugee policy,“ says the Commission president.
The president of the European Commission has called for the EU to maintain its own spy agency.
The past week saw two significant events in European science. You know about the first one: the triumphant Rosetta mission which landed a probe on a comet. But the other event was less publicised, and…
The revelations that global and multinational businesses have been brokering “secret” tax deals with Luxembourg to avoid paying taxes in their home countries, may be the first time an entire country has…
Jean-Claude Juncker, the newly elected president of the European Commission, announced his nominated team of commissioners this week. Each represents one of the 28 members states and will take charge of…
After much controvery and some bitterness over his appointment, the confirmation of Jean-Claude Juncker’s appointment to the presidency of the European Commission makes him one of the most influential…
In one of the many memorable moments from Yes, Prime Minister, mandarin-in-chief Sir Humphrey Appleby suggests some “masterly inactivity” to a premier who is determined to show there is a “firm hand” at…


















