Press Release: Formation of Juncker Commission advances

President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker sent on the 5 September 2014 the list of Commissioners-designate to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in his capacity as President of the Council of the European Union. The list of Commissioner candidates was then adopted by the Council of the European Union on the 5 September 2014.

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ESO: Background information: Memo: President-elect Juncker interviews candidates for Commissioner http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-president-elect-juncker-interviews-candidates-for-commissioner/

BBC News, 05.09.14: EU's Juncker gets full European Commission team ready http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29076162

Euronews, 04.09.14: Member states choose nine female EU Commissioners http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/04/member-states-choose-nine-female-eu-commissioners/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/14/458: Council adopts list of Commissioner candidates http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/genaff/144668.pdf

EurActiv, 05.09.14: Bildt slams Juncker over absence of enlargement portfolio http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/bildt-slams-juncker-over-absence-enlargement-portfolio-308245

Der Standard, 08.09.14: Juncker's young team full of reformers (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE149928-Juncker-s-young-team-full-of-reformers

EurActiv, 08.09.14: Source: Šefčovič to get neighbourhood and enlargement portfolio http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/source-sefcovic-get-neighbourhood-and-enlargement-portfolio-308277

EurActiv, 10.09.14: 'Sexist' Spanish commissioner under Parliamentary spotlight http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/sexist-spanish-commissioner-under-parliamentary-spotlight-308335

EUObserver, 09.09.14: Juncker set to unveil new commission http://euobserver.com/institutional/125534

The Guardian, 09.09.14: Jean-Claude Juncker to name four ex-PMs in revamped EU executive http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/09/jean-claude-juncker-eu-executive-europe

BBC News, 09.09.14: Eyes on EU Commission's Juncker as he unveils team http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29122486

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