There is growing expectation that Jean-Claude Juncker will be named as
the next president of the European Commission at next week’s summit of
EU leaders in Brussels, though a decision on the other EU top jobs is
likely to be deferred until next month.
British prime minister David Cameron is facing an uphill battle to
garner a blocking minority against the appointment of the former
Luxembourg prime minister, with Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi
expected to lend support to Mr Juncker. The nomination of Juncker
emerged as a bargaining tool between the EU and Italy earlier this week,
with the Italian prime minister pushing for greater flexibility in
meeting deficit and debt targets set by Brussels in exchange for support
for Juncker
While the European Parliament must approve the next commission
president next month, no such approval is needed for the appointment of
the head of the European Council or High Representative post.
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