Jean Claude Juncker

On Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and incoming European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker discussed Greece's proposal for exiting the loan program and the pending troika review. The discussion took place on the sidelines of a European Union summit...

Newly elected European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrived in Athens today for an “unofficial” meeting and working lunch with Greek Premier Antonis Samaras. Junker met with Samaras for about an hour. The two men then left together for a working lunch,...

Jean-Claude Juncker, the new President of the European Commission, will visit Greece on Friday, October 3, the office of the Greek Prime Minister announced Tuesday. Juncker will have a working lunch with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The visit follows...

Greece's coalition government seems to be pleased with the appointment of Dimitris Avramopoulos as Migration Commissioner. it is considered a sign of trust toward Athens. The opposition though, thinks that Greece just received a “hot potato.” Jean-Claude Juncker announced yesterday,...

Today, President-elect Juncker unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission. After the European Union has come through one of the most testing periods in its history, one of the biggest challenges will be to...

Former Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday presented the names of the 27 people he wants to work with in the new European Commission. Juncker, 59, who is also a former Eurogroup president, is set to lead the...

Although president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker is still interviewing candidates for Commissioners, EurActiv has seen a draft organigram prepared by his services dated September 2, in which every single commissioner is assigned a portfolio. According to the document, Greece’s Dimitris Avramopoulos (EPP)...

Greek government officials are ready to begin the next round of negotiations with the Troika of international lenders in Paris tomorrow. The Greek delegation, led by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, has three main points in its negotiation strategy. The key...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Saturday in Brussels with the new president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of the European Peoples' Party (EPP) Summit. According to government sources, Samaras and Juncker exchanged views on...

The latest developments in the Cyprus issue, the appointment of the new UN Special Adviser on Cyprus and the need for the EU to play a stronger role in the efforts to solve the Cyprus issue, were discussed between...