EU's Juncker gets green light for new team
The EU's incoming chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker won the approval of parliament yesterday for his new team of commissioners after vowing to revive the stagnant economy and tackle a raft of foreign policy challenges. Lawmakers at the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted by 423 to 209 in favour of the new European Commission with 67 abstentions, allowing Juncker's line-up to start its five-year mandate as planned on November 1.
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