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Cameron's campaign against Juncker is a democratic outrage
David Cameron wants to retain the secretive system of EU leaders haggling behind closed doors to fix who will lead the EC
John Palmer www.theguardian.com

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to confirm former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission. BBC

EU backs Juncker to head Commission in blow to UK

EU leaders meeting in Brussels have nominated former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.

The move came despite strong opposition from Britain.

Prime Minister David Cameron pushed for a vote on Mr Juncker - breaking with tradition - and 26 out of 28 countries backed him, UK officials said.

Only Mr Cameron and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban voted against him. Mr Juncker is also likely to win a vote by Euro MPs.

BBC

The UK must renegotiate its EU role regardless of Juncker's appointment

The necessity may be starker, but the UK's need to extricate itself from centralised control has long been apparent


Guardian

Juncker! Juncker! Stick It Up Your Jumper!

"I am more confident than ever that I will be the next European Commission President," tweeted former Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker on 4 June. Quite how he knew with such certainty so far in advance of the EU's elected national leaders is something of a mystery. Until, that is, you consider the continuing dominance of the Franco-German axis in the European Union, and the historical absurdity of believing that a British prime minister could 'take a lead in Europe' or 'grasp the agenda of reform' - with or without a handbag.

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'Dear Mishter Cameron. Thanksh for the peesh offering. I think perhapsh you and I can do businesh after all...'


MAC

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'Yes he can!' How Spanish indignado Pablo Iglesias aims to use a wave of protest to build 'a decent country'
Podemos came out of nowhere to win 1.2 million votes. Pablo Iglesias talks of his hopes for the leftwing fledgling party

Ashifa Kassam guardian.com

Marine Le Pen battles father over Front National party name
French far-right party founder calls daughter’s plan to canvass members about name change ‘stupid, scandalous and indecent’
Kim Willsher in Paris guardian.com

Greek prosecutor orders all Golden Dawn MPs to face criminal trial
Far-right party’s MPs are accused of murder, weapons offences and attacks on immigrants, leftwing activists and gay people
Helena Smith in Athens guardian.com