Jean-Claude Juncker

Tim King writes POLITICO's Brussels Sketch. The genius of the European Commission’s potentially revolutionary recovery fund is that it is so conservative. What makes the proposals put forward by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen potentially transformative is their scale and speed. But in their form and structure, most of its…

Pioneer of European integration Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi thought Europe would be better off without Russia and Britain. A contemporary of his, Heinrich Mann, begged to differ. Now that Brexit is a fact, Coudenhove-Kalergi's vision has finally become reality.Heinrich Mann and his brother Thomas Mann were the most prominent German intellectuals of…

Well, in my case I can pinpoint exactly the coincidence that made me president of the European Council. In order to become president of the European Council you need to be or have been a head of state or government. I became a head by coincidence. Yves Leterme, then the…

Former EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke to DW about Europe's coronavirus response. He says unity behind a new economic stimulus package is vital, or else the union could face an "existential crisis." Jean-Claude Juncker has given his backing to a joint French and German plan to rescue EU economies after…

Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, "when radical extremists and anti-Semites use demonstrations to agitate and divide, then everyone should keep much more than 1.5 meters' distance." Follow DW for the latest. There are more than 5 million infections worldwide, according to the AFP news agency, with the Johns Hopkins University…

The WHO highlighted the growing share of cases in less wealthy countries as cause for concern. Meanwhile, Jean-Claude Juncker criticized Berlin's handling of the Luxembourg border closure. Follow DW for the latest. Turkey and Russia believe the worst is over, reporting fewer cases Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker tells…

The easiest way to win a trade war? Don't be one of the countries involved.When the United States slapped tariffs on steel, aluminum, and billions of dollars of Chinese imports in the summer of 2018, China and other U.S. trading partners retaliated by targeting American agricultural exports. By the time…

Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the “Europe At Large” column. PARIS — She did it! In the twilight of her chancellorship, Angela Merkel has secured her place in the pantheon of European statesmanship by agreeing to common EU borrowing to help the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus…

The great social imperative of the COVID-19 human crisis is the need to both save lives and protect livelihoods. The threat to both has become increasingly clear: too many people are still suffering and dying—though, at this writing, according to the European Union Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, “the initial…

The European Union’s top official is struggling.National governments are reasserting their power, the coronavirus is exposing the EU’s old fault lines with a new ferocity and, six months into the job, some officials who work with Ursula von der Leyen are asking whether she’s up to it.In the past two…