Brussels, 22/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the team of elected Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday 22 October (the 699 MEPs voted 423 for, 209 against, with 67 abstentions) and will thus be able to get down to business from 1 November.
The vote, which could scarcely be said to have been laden with suspense, marks the end of a process begun a year ago with the main European political parties agreeing each to select a head of...