Milan, 09/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 9 July, the S&D Group hailed Jean-Claude Juncker's good start after they heard him on his proposed programme the previous day. Nevertheless they did not give him “a blank cheque”, stated the S&D leader, Gianni Pittella (Italy), in a press release.
“The negotiations are still far from finished”, he added. The Social Democrats found it hard to hide their satisfaction, however - especially as regards the assurance they say they received...