AFP, Strasbourg :
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled Wednesday an eagerly awaited 315-billion-euro ($393-billion) investment plan that aims to boost the continent’s flatlining economy.
“Europe needs a kickstart and today the Commission is providing the jump cable,” former Luxembourg premier Juncker told lawmakers in the European Parliament as he announced the new fund, a cornerstone of his five-year tenure.
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled Wednesday an eagerly awaited 315-billion-euro ($393-billion) investment plan that aims to boost the continent’s flatlining economy.
“Europe needs a kickstart and today the Commission is providing the jump cable,” former Luxembourg premier Juncker told lawmakers in the European Parliament as he announced the new fund, a cornerstone of his five-year tenure.
