Jean-Claude Juncker: A European helmsman hands over the tiller
By DW
15 December 2019 |
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Ursula von der Leyen will replace outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on December 1. DW's Bernd Riegert looks back at Juncker’s five-year term.
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