Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:18:27 +0200Analyst: At this point Juncker is the only name on the table as next EC headhttps://english.radio.cz/analyst-point-juncker-only-name-table-next-ec-head-8292205© 2026 Radio Prague International At the weekend, Czech Social Democrat Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met for talks with other European socialist leaders including French President Francois Hollande and Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. Afterwards, Mr Sobotka announced that the Czech Social Democrats would be backing the candidacy of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next head of the European Commission. Europe-wide, socialists finished second in May’s parliamentary election: they will expect something in return for supporting Juncker as the next EC president. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/juncker_jean_claude.jpg?timestamp=1590770922 Analyst: At this point Juncker is the only name on the table as next EC head https://english.radio.cz/analyst-point-juncker-only-name-table-next-ec-head-8292205 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9