Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker, the center-right candidate for European Commission president and former Eurogroup chairman declared on Friday that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, his leftist rival for the top EC post, would not make a good Greek Prime Minister as he would not cooperate effectively with the commission.

The five EU Commission President candidates clashed Thursday evening in a televised debate in the European Parliament chamber in Brussels.

It was their last meeting ahead of the upcoming European elections next week and also the first in which Greek leftist coalition SYRIZA's leader Alexis Tsipras, the European Left Party nominee, took part.

Four of the candidates for the European Commission Presidency took part in a live-broadcasted debate in the Dutch city of Maastricht on Monday night.

Candidates in the bid for European Commission President, socialist Martin Schulz and conservative Jean-Claude Juncker, are due to meet in a TV and radio debate on Wednesday.

European Commission President candidate Jean-Claude Juncker backed the idea of a minimum wage across the EU.

The center-right politician told Die Welt newspaper that EU rules on labor law an protection are also needed.

Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has urged the EU to prevent Moldova from becoming the next victim of Russian aggression.