Juncker jabs at Macron as EU jobs race heats up


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Feb 2018

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker chided French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for failing to form clear Europe-wide party political alliances, as manoeuvring warms up over next year's EU parliament elections.

Ahead of a summit of European Union leaders on Feb. 23 to debate how, among other things, to choose Juncker's successor, the European Commission set out its recommendations, some of which are at odds with the views of powerful governments.

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