Jean-Claude Juncker

May travels to Brussels in hope of clinching Brexit deal

Brussels - Emirates Voice

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker before dawn in Brussels on Friday as the two sides seek to clinch a deal to open talks on post-Brexit trade. May will meet the European Commission president at 0600 GMT, with a news conference to follow half an hour to an hour later, the commission said.Read more

Humbled Merkel vows to win back hard-right voters

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Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she would talk with all mainstream parties about trying to form a "good, stable" government after Germany's watershed election, and vowed to try to win back voters who supported an upstart nationalist force. Sunday's election saw the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party poach one million votes from Merkel's conservatives, leaving her withoutRead more

Juncker hails Macron's 'very European' EU speech

Brussels - Emirates Voice

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday welcomed French President Emmanuel's vision for a reformed post-Brexit EU, saying the bloc required "courage" to move ahead. "A very European speech by my friend Emmanuel Macron. Europe needs courage. Thank you for your support for the work of the EU institutions," Juncker, the head of the EU's executive arm, said on Twitter.Read more

EU needs strong German government 'more than ever'

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European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday congratulated Angela Merkel on a "historic" German election victory but called for the formation of a strong coalition government as soon as possible. "In the light of the important global challenges, Europe needs a strong German government now more than ever, one able to actively shape the future of our continent," his spokesmanRead more

Journalists under a broad human rights crackdown

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Turkey Wednesday to "let our journalists go" following its arrests of French and German journalists under a broad human rights crackdown. "I appeal to the powers that be in Turkey, let our journalists go!," Juncker said in his annual state of the union speechRead more

'Let our journalists go!' EU's Juncker tells Turkey

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

Juncker calls for European finance minister

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday proposed that the EU create its own Europe-wide finance minister, a big step towards deeper integration of the eurozone. "We need a European Minister of Economy and Finance," Juncker said in his annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament in StrasbourgRead more

Jean said he would seek powers to screen foreign takeovers

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday said he would seek powers to screen foreign takeovers in Europe's strategic sectors, amid worry about investment by China. "We are not naive free traders. Europe will defend its strategic interests with an EU framework for investment screening," Juncker said in his annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament inRead more