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Jean-Claude Juncker getting congratulated in the EP (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Juncker's unashamed admiration of the past

There are many interesting aspects to Jean-Claude Juncker’s start as European Commission president but a key one is his unabashed hailing of the past.

He makes little attempt to hide the fact that he believes the great Europeans are not to be found among current leaders but among those who were in power over 20 years ago.

His first trip in office was not to Paris or Berlin but to Helmut Kohl’s side in Frankfurt where the former chancellor was presenting his book.\n \nKohl, born in...

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Jean-Claude Juncker getting congratulated in the EP (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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