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EC President Congratulated Bulgarian PM Borisov on Swift Detection of Journalist's Murder
European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, welcomes the swift and intensive efforts by Prime Minister Borissov and the Bulgarian authorities who in close cooperation with law enforcement agencies from other EU Member States successfully arrested the suspected murderer of journalist Victoria Marinova, reports BNT.
Growing concern about child refugees as EU leaders remain split
As concerns grow about worsening conditions at reception facilities on the Aegean islands, European Union leaders meeting in Salzburg, Austria, on Thursday discussed migration pressure on the bloc's external borders, but divisions remained over how to tackle the problem.
EU Must Grasp World Role as U.S. Retreats, Juncker Says
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union must flex its muscles as a world power, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, as he spoke critically of U.S. President Donald Trump's retreat from international engagement.
Juncker: 'measures agreed have to be implemented'
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker issued a strong message on Wednesday in response to a question by Kathimerini about pension cuts slated for January, noting that "the measures agreed have to be implemented."
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Juncker Appeals for EU Unity Over Western Balkans
The European Union can export stability to the Western Balkans only if there is consensus inside the bloc, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament on Wednesday in his fourth and last annual State of the EU address.
He warned that if Europe did not shape the future of the Balkans, "others" would so so.
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Juncker urges EU to assume stronger world role
Europe must become a "global player" with a muscular foreign policy to match its economic strength, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker urged on Sept. 12, in his annual address to the bloc's parliament.
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Juncker hails 'herculean' efforts of Greek people
In a state of the union speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday hailed the "herculean" efforts of the Greek people to overcome the country's financial crisis.
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EU, US Seek to Clear Trade Talks Confusion
AFP - Top officials from the US and EU meet in Brussels on Monday in an effort to iron out differences on trade talks announced to great fanfare this summer.
US President Donald Trump and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker in July pledged to hold off from further tit-for-tat tariffs and to work towards a limited trade accord that would scrap customs duties on all goods.
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EU ready to retaliate if US imposes car tariffs: Juncker
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Aug. 31 the EU would hit back with tariffs of its own if Donald Trump made good on threats to slap duties on foreign cars, as an EU-U.S. trade truce wobbled.
Commission chief writes to Greek PM to express condolences over deadly fires
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday to express his condolences for the loss of life from a devastating wildfire in eastern Attica.
It is with a heavy heart that I have learnt that many people have tragically lost their lives in devastating fires in Athens, Greece," Juncker wrote.