Meet The New Leadership Of Europe: Presenting The “Juncker Commission”

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As reported eaelier this morning, here, courtesy of Bloomberg, are the nominees for the next European Commission under the presidency of Jean-Claude “If Serioues Then lie” Juncker, with one from each of the European Union’s 28 countries. Job assignments were announced today by the incoming president, Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg.
Juncker sailed through his European Parliament confirmation in July; hearings await the rest in late September, followed by a vote on the whole slate.
Juncker got over one hurdle by persuading EU governments to nominate nine women, the minimum demanded by the Parliament. The team includes five former prime ministers and seven veterans of the previous commission. It is scheduled to take office on Nov. 1 for a five-year term.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 09/10/2014.