In early August, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, announced his intention of giving Sir Julian King, the candidate to be the next UK commissioner, a new portfolio with responsibility for the Security Union.
If appointed, the future commissioner will support the realisation of the European security programme adopted by the Commission in spring 2015, an initiative which was the subject of an implementation report at the end of April (see EUROPE 11536). He will be...