Press Release: Debate and vote on Jean-Claude Juncker for Commission President / Parliament elects Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission President

Jean-Claude Juncker was elected European Commission President on 15 July 2014 after promising a more social Europe and paying tribute to the major integrationist politicians of the previous generation.

The former Luxembourg Prime Minister, who has been on and around the EU stage for the last two decades, received 422 votes, surpassing the minimum 376 needed. Of the 729 MEPs that took part, 250 voted against him, 47 abstained and 10 votes were void.

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ESO: Background information: Paris floats plan for EU-wide minimum wage / Juncker calls for minimum wage in all EU countries http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-floats-plan-for-eu-wide-minimum-wage-juncker-calls-for-minimum-wage-in-all-eu-countries/

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EurActiv, 15.07.14: Parliament elects ‘politically ecumenical’ Juncker as Commission President http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/parliament-elects-politically-ecumenical-juncker-commission-president

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Euro|Topics, 16.07.14: Juncker seeks to fight unemployment http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER146930-Juncker-seeks-to-fight-unemployment

Deutsche Welle, 27.06.14: 'Mr. Euro' heads for Brussels http://dw.de/p/1C28N

The Guardian, 15.07.14: Jean-Claude Juncker confirmed as European commission president http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/jean-claude-juncker-european-commission-president1

The New York Times, 15.07.14: European Commission Gets a New Leader http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/world/europe/jean-claude-juncker-elected-head-of-eu-agency.html

EurActiv, 17.07.14: Berlin optimistic following Juncker victory http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/optimism-prevails-berlin-following-juncker-victory-303523

EurActiv, 17.07.14: French Socialists expose frailty of EU Parliament coalition http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/french-socialists-expose-frailty-eu-parliament-coalition-303519

Blog: Britain's Europe (Ideas on Europe), 25.07.14: What’s in a European Commission President? http://britainseurope.ideasoneurope.eu/2014/07/25/ecpresidents/

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