The key words for the EU politics in 2014 are election and leadership change. At the end of May,the EU citizens cast their ballots to elect the 8 European Parliament. Following tough negotiations among the member states and the European Parliament,Jean-Claude Juncker,the candidate of the European Peoples’ Party,was finally elected to be the next president of the European Commission. The Political Guidelines proposed by Juncker put jobs,growth,fairness and democratic change on the agenda. The choice of the new president of the European Council and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy reflected a balance between regions,parties and gender. The European institutions will further the European integration despite the difficulties in the future.
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