Jean-Claude Juncker is likely to become next President of EU Comission

 

Jean-Claude Juncker is likely to become next President of EU ComissionEU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday in a Twitter message that leaders nominated Juncker as the next President of the European Commission, media reports.Juncker's nomination is breaking with a decades-old tradition of choosing the Commission president by consensus because Britain opposed him.Juncker still needs to be confirmed by the European Parliament before starting his term later in the year, taking over from Jose Manuel Barroso.

EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday in a Twitter message that leaders nominated Juncker as the next President of the European Commission, media reports.
Juncker's nomination is breaking with a decades-old tradition of choosing the Commission president by consensus because Britain opposed him.
Juncker still needs to be confirmed by the European Parliament before starting his term later in the year, taking over from Jose Manuel Barroso.