Juncker confirmed as president of European Commission

Name: Juncker confirmed as president of European Commission
Uploaded: 2014-07-15T13:16:52.000Z
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Description: Jean-Claude Juncker is confirmed as president of the European Commission with a majority vote in favour of his appointment.

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The former prime minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, has been officially confirmed as President of the European Commission.

Mr Juncker received 422 votes out of the 729 total cast in the secret ballot, despite strong opposition earlier from Britain.

The BBC's Chris Morris is in Strasbourg.

Europe

15 July 2014