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The people you've probably never heard of set to decide the EU's future

From a former POW interrogator to the inspiration for Danish TV drama ‘Borgen’

Jon Stone
Europe Correspondent
Sunday 09 June 2019 15:00 BST
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The search for Jean-Claude Juncker’s replacement is underway
The search for Jean-Claude Juncker’s replacement is underway (AFP/Getty)

The EU is in the process of picking its next Commission president: the leader of the EU’s executive. The replacement for Jean-Claude Juncker will have to be approved by both member states and the European parliament.

While one of the names being talked about will be familiar to those following Brexit, the three other front runners are less well-known in Britain:

The inspiration for a TV drama

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