After Juncker, the deluge: a look at other top jobs

Momentum to get a centre-left candidate into the European Council presidency is stalling - Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s star appears to be fading (Paris has advocated for more regular eurozone-only summits – which would entail finding another chairman if a leader from a non-euro country like Denmark were to get the Council job.) - Strong sentiment to mend bridges with Britain - Another look at potential EPP candidates for Council president (In addition to Kenny, Finland’s former prime minister Jyrki Katainen, who takes over as EU economic affairs commissioner July 1 after Olli Rehn takes his seat as a Finnish MEP, is seen as a potential candidate if the EPP were able to secure the job. Katainen still has weak support in southern Europe because of his hard line on bailouts during the eurozone crisis, however.) - A woman and “new member state” problem is emerging...

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