The Jüncker Commission: A strong and experienced team standing for change

Today 10/9/2014, President-elect Juncker unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission. After the European Union has come through one of the most testing periods in its history, one of the biggest challenges will be to convince citizens that things will change. To deliver change, the Commission needs to be open to reform. The new European Commission will be streamlined to focus on tackling the big political challenges Europe is facing: getting people back to work in decent jobs, triggering more investment, making sure banks lend to the real economy again, creating a connected digital market, a credible foreign policy and ensuring Europe stands on its own feet when it comes to energy security. The new way the Commission will be set up reflects these political guidelines, on the basis of which Jean-Claude Jüncker was elected by the European Parliament…..http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-984_en.htm