Yesterday, July 15, the European Parliament elected Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission (422 votes for, 250 against). His presentation of his program - walking on the tightrope and making compromises with the major pro-European political groups - was resolutely aimed at promoting solidary Europe against national selfishness and in favor of balancing towards social matters. However, he warned, “The time is not right for a revolution, but the time is not right for a counter-revolution either.” Meanwhile, he is also resolutely in line with the structural reforms and budget discipline.
Yesterday, July 15, Jean-Claude Juncker presented a program synthetizing the expectations expressed by the governments that appointed him as candidate for the position of head of the European Commission and by the different Parliamentary groups – at least those in favor of the European Union – to get their votes. A candidate from the European People’s Party (EPP), the group that won the European election, he was the candidate backed by the heads of States and governments (see article No. 8497).
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