The Hilton hotel bar in Strasbourg was the scene of some celebrations on Monday evening (20 October).
At one table, the Slovene commissioner-to-be, Violeta Bulc, was celebrating with those who had helped her swot up on EU transport policy over the past five days.
Incoming EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker dropped by at one point to congratulate her. Jyrki Katainen, who will be in charge of raising €300 billion in EU investments, also took part in the back-slapping.
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