Helsinki, 17 April 2014

The EPP candidate for President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker was in Helsinki on 16 April at a campaign event where he met leaders and activists of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus), alongside Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and European Affairs Minister and MEP candidate Alexander Stubb.

After meeting with Prime Minister Katainen, Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a speech in which he outlined some of his top priorities as Commission President, including the development of the Digital Single Market, saying: “Where our single market remains incomplete is when it comes to digital products and services. This is what I want to work for as Commission President: Making sure that Europe creates a truly integrated digital single market in the next 5 years. This could generate additional growth in Europe worth €500 billion”.

Speaking about energy policy, the EPP candidate highlighted: “If I am Commission President, I will add strengthening Europe’s energy policy to my list of top priorities. This is for me a key lesson of the Ukraine crisis. Europe needs to become less dependent on energy imports. And we need to strengthen Europe’s energy infrastructures between the West and the East of Europe, and between the North and the South”.

The full speech can be read here.

Pictures of the visit are available for download royalty-free on Jean-Claude Juncker’s Flickr account here.