Jean-Claude Juncker Articles

There is perhaps only one occasion every five years when the European parliament really has the commission over a barrel – and that time is right now. The hearings process, whereby committees of the parliament interview nominees to the commission, is more about...

The new president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has announced his team of commissioners for the 2014-2019 period, and his chosen appointees are now facing scrutiny by members of the European parliament before they can be officially confirmed into...

Britain’s moorings as a member of the European Union have become looser in recent weeks. It is too early to say yet that we are on the path towards exit, but that prospect seems a little more likely. First there were the European elections, with the United Kingdom...

Better off out? Better off in? What about better off in the lead? To truly reconcile Britain and the European Union, and to calm voter unrest, the Labour party should consider a bold bid to elect a British president of the European commission in 2019. This would send...