EU Commissioner-elect now gets parliamentary approval for his hand -picked team

  • the new squad received approval to begin a 5-year term starting on Nov 1
  • Juncker pledges to craft a EUR 300bln investment programme to kickstart the European economy ( news out earlier)

This investment programme cannot be financed by incurring further debt. We have to be careful that we use public money in an intelligent and smart way, and that we combine public and private money

“…intelligent and smart way” ? Always a first time for everything I guess.

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Juncker looking to play an expansive game

Juncker looking to play an expansive game