But he rejects French ideas of a separate euro zone budget and parliament, rather a “strong euro area budget line within the EU budget” and EU parliamentary scrutiny. STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made key proposals in his annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday.įor more on the speech, see: EURO ZONE INTEGRATIONĪ vice president of the European Commission to chair the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers and play the role of European Finance and Economy Minister, promoting reforms in states and deploying EU financial instruments to help states in recession or crisis.
