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Time for political tug-of-war has passed: CBI comment on new commission president
The CBI
commented on the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European
Commission President at the latest EU summit.
Katja Hall, CBI Deputy-Director General said:
"The recent election results were
an unmistakeable call for change and a better working Europe, so the new
Commission leadership will need to be as good as their word on reforming the EU
with jobs and growth top of the agenda.
"We all want a Europe that can
compete with the rest of the world and so the time for a political tug-of-war
has passed and the push for a more competitive EU must begin.
"When the new Commission gets to
work it must have a greater focus on signing trade deals, completing the Single
Market and making sure Europe only intervenes with regulation where it can
genuinely add value."