STRASBOURG –
The EU for further integration. If the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is going full throttle ahead with the European project in the last two years before he afzwaait.
In Strasbourg unfolded the Luxemburger Wednesday morning of his plans for the coming political year, and he showed himself to be very ambitious. Over an hour he spoke and his tone was optimistic. The European economy is growing again and the migratiecrisis is under control.
In the future, he also wants that there is one president. Now the Commission (Juncker) and European Council (Tusk), in which the government are represented, yet separate presidents.
Juncker showed himself to be very ambitious in the sphere of trade. Even before the end of his term, he hopes to trade agreements with New Zealand and Australia. Also he turned against social dumping. Workers must be at an equivalent salary may count, for example, means that East-European truck drivers are not far below the Dutch price to get started.
Turkey
Turkey was a wipe out the pan. The country is not an EU member, because it is a totally wrong way. Yet he throws the door is not permanently in the slot, because he has no sense in the black piet skewed. “I have a feeling that the Turks were the drawbridge like to retrieve and the EU want to blame. We reach out the hand.”
Juncker called for a quick access of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen zone. Netherlands, among others, blocked that previously. In the long term would also Croatia should join according to the Commission chairman.
Juncker praised the way that the 27 EU-countries have embarked on after the Brexit. According to him, the 27 united continue. The British, he said, will very much regret going to get it of their decision to the EU to leave.