Britain failed in its efforts to block Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming the next president of the European Commission as the former Luxembourg prime minister received resounding support in his nomina ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
... ate, Jean-Claude Juncker, as the “legitimate” choice. The opposition, led by British Prime Minister David Cameron with the support of “sovereignists” across Europe, particularly in Scandinavia, but a ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
... uded Jean-Claude Juncker of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), the Green Party’s Ska Keller, Martin Schultz of the center-left Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, and Guy Ve ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-15
A Chinese phone bidder paid US$24 million, or US$27 million with Christie's fees, for Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" at the auction house's Impressionist and modern art sale in New York Tuesday, the Wa ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... Picasso’s Claude et Paloma, a whimsical, large-scale painting of the master’s own children, after 30 rounds of bidding. To many, the price, far surpassing the original estimate of US$9-12 million, may ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-02
