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‍EU chief executive blasted Britain for huge unanswered Brexit questions

‍EUchiefexecutiveJean-ClaudeJunckerblastedBritain’sfailuretoanswer“hugenumbersofquestions”onitsBrexitplansasnegotiatorsheldanewroundoftalksonTuesdayonadivorcedu

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EU official: Food quality double standards 'unacceptable' in EU

EuropeanCommissionheadJean-ClaudeJunckeronThursdaypromisedSlovakiaandothereasternEuropeanmemberstatesthathewouldhelpstampoutthe"totallyunacceptable"saleoflowerq

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EU sets up Brexit "task force", reiterates positions on Britain's market access

European Commission said on Wednesday it has decided to set up a Brexit "task force" (Article 50 Task Force) to carry out negotiations with Britain and restated London could have no access to Europe's single market if it restricts the free movement of people and goods after Brexit.

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Juncker's Russia visit expected to herald restoration of dialogue

​Russian experts think the European Commission president's upcoming visit to a Russian forum heralds a restart of dialogue between the European Union (EU) and Russia, which has been interrupted since the 2014 Ukraine crisis.

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EU leaders agree to support Juncker's investment plan

​The European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday in their summit meeting agreed to support the Investment Plan for Europe, calling for setting up a European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and starting the plan as early as mid-2015.

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Biggest challenge for Juncker: make believe things to change

​Unveiling his new College of Commissioners, European Commission (EC) President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Wednesday that one of his biggest challenges will be to convince citizens that things will change.

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Juncker wins EP election as new European Commission chief

As expected former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been voted President of the European Commission (EC).

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Cameron forces EU to vote on European Commission presidency

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday asked European Council President Herman Van Rompuy to prepare the European Council for a vote on the future president of the European Commission, Downing Street announced Monday.

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Juncker's party loses seats in Luxembourg elections, though still leading

The center-right Christian Social People's Party (CSV) suffered loss of three seats when compared with its last performance in 2009, while still taking the lead in Luxembourg's early general elections on Sunday, official results showed.

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Luxembourg's PM Juncker proposes snap election over spy scandal

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has said he will convene the government Thursday and will suggest the Palace a snap election following a spying scandal.

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Eurogroup formally approves disbursement of new bailout loans to Greece

The Eurogroup on Thursday formally approved the disbursement of 49.1 billion euros (about 64.1 billion U.S. dollars) to Greece under the second international bailout program, Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker announced.