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I prefer to concentrate on my task of leading Europe to the success that our citizens expect. We have to look forwards now because what is at stake is what makes Europe Europe.
Jean-Claude Juncker
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Jean-Claude Juncker
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 9
Former Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
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