Jean-Claude Juncker - Federalist danger man or skilled fixer?


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  • Friday, 13 Jun 2014

Jean-Claude Juncker reacts on provisional results for the European Parliament elections at the European Parliament in Brussels May 25, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four months ago, Jean-Claude Juncker would have struggled to have his name recognised in much of Europe. Now he could be forgiven for wishing people would shut up about him.

As the top candidate of Europe's largest centre-right political group, which won the European elections last month, the former prime minister of Luxembourg is in pole position to become the next president of the European Commission.

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