Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president today unveiled his team and the new setup of the next European Commission. After having come through one of the most testing periods in its history, the European Union now has to convince its citizens that things will change. For this to happen the commission has to be open to reform. The new European Commission will be streamlined so as to concentrate on the big political challenges facing the EU: fighting unemployment by creating decent jobs, promoting investment, getting banks to lend again to the real economy, building a connected digital market, creating a credible foreign policy, and achieving EU energy sourcing independence.
President Jean-Claude Juncker said,”In these unprecedented times, Europe’s citizens expect us to deliver. After years of economic hardship and often painful reforms, Europeans expect a performing economy, sustainable jobs, more social protection, safer borders, energy security and digital opportunities. Today I am presenting the team that will put Europe back on the path to jobs and growth. In the new European Commission, form follows function. We have to be open to change. We have to show that
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