Juncker seeks woman to finalise EC jigsaw

There was just one piece missing from the jigsaw of the new college of European Commissioners following the resignation of the Slovenian candidate yesterday evening.

With a preferred deadline of November 1 for the full team to take office following a European Parliament vote on October 22, there was huge pressure on the Slovenian prime minister to name a replacement.

Incoming EC president Jean Claude Juncker wants the country to put forward another woman so he can have the minimum nine in his college of 27.