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Incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, on a visit to Athens on Monday, played down the prospect of eurozone countries writing off part of Greek debt to make the country's debt sustainable.

The portfolio that Greece’s Commissioner might get next month is one of the key subjects on the agenda for European Commission president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker’s visit to Athens on Monday.

Juncker is due to meet Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at noon on Monday. The two men, who maintain a close relationship, are expected to hold a joint news conference after their talks.

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis has written to fellow cabinet members to remind them of their tasks as the government seeks to complete some 600 action in time for the troika’s return in September.

Romania's candidate for a European commissioner position, incumbent Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos is welcome in the next European Commission, President Traian Basescu declared after the summit of the heads of state and government of the 28 EU states in Brussels on Wednesday night.

Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker was approved Tuesday as the next president of the European Commission, winning the backing of European lawmakers to head the EU’s powerful executive for the next five years.

Jean-Claude Juncker insists that Kristalina Georgieva should be nominated by the Bulgarian government for the post of Commission Vice President and EU foreign Affairs Chief.

STRASBOURG - Future president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has stated in the European Parliament that no Western Balkan country will become a member of the EU in the next 5 years.

Juncker told the members of the parliament from the group of liberal and progressive parties he saw no country of the region ready to join the EU in that time.

"No W. Balkans country will join EU in next 5 years"

BRUSSELS -- Future president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker says no Western Balkan country will become a member of the EU in the next 5 years.

Juncker made the statement in the European Parliament.

The Euro Working Group on Friday approved the release of a 1-billion-euro tranche of rescue loans to Greece after deeming that Athens has honored the six so-called "prior actions" required to release the funding.

The new European Commission for the first time will include a separate position for a Commissioner on Immigration Matters.

This is due to the huge flow of immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East into the southern EU countries, said the new EC President Jean-Claude Juncker in an interview for Belgian media, quoted by the bTV national channel.