EU leaders nominated former Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission at a summit today despite strong objections from Britain.
British Prime Minister David Cameron had mounted a vehement campaign to deny Mr Juncker the job on the grounds that the 59-year-old was a federalist committed to expanding the Union's powers.
The confirmation of his nomination was announced by European Council president Herman Van Rompuy on Twitter.
"Decision made," he wrote. "The European Council proposes Jean-Claude Juncker as the next President of the European Commission."
He did not say whether there had been a formal vote among the 28 national leaders - an unprecedented procedure that Mr Cameron had threatened to demand to underline his opposition.
However, a British official said leaders voted 26-2 in favour of Mr Junker, with Mr Cameron and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán voting against....
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British Prime Minister David Cameron had mounted a vehement campaign to deny Mr Juncker the job on the grounds that the 59-year-old was a federalist committed to expanding the Union's powers.
The confirmation of his nomination was announced by European Council president Herman Van Rompuy on Twitter.
"Decision made," he wrote. "The European Council proposes Jean-Claude Juncker as the next President of the European Commission."
He did not say whether there had been a formal vote among the 28 national leaders - an unprecedented procedure that Mr Cameron had threatened to demand to underline his opposition.
However, a British official said leaders voted 26-2 in favour of Mr Junker, with Mr Cameron and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán voting against....
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27/6/14
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Der EU-Gipfel hat am Freitag gegen den Widerstand von Großbritanniens Premier Cameron und Ungarns Viktor Orban Jean-Claude Juncker als neuen EU-Kommissionspräsidenten nominiert. Dies teilte EU-Ratspräsident Herman Van Rompuy in Brüssel mit....
ReplyDeleteJuncker wird am 16. Juli im EU-Parlament als Präsident bestätigt. Die beiden großen Parteifamilien Konservative und Sozialdemokraten sowie die Liberalen haben bereits im Vorfeld die Unterstützung des früheren luxemburgischen Ministerpräsidenten und langjährigen Eurogruppen-Chefs angekündigt.
Cameron hatte die anderen Staats- und Regierungschefs vor der Etablierung eines neuen Prinzips zur Wahl des EU-Kommissionschefs gewarnt. "Ich habe den EU-Anführern gesagt, sie könnten den neuen Prozess zur Auswahl des Kommissionspräsidenten noch bereuen", schrieb Cameron am Freitag während der laufenden Debatte über Twitter.................http://kurier.at/politik/eu/juncker-wird-kommissionschef/72.316.358