Jean-Claude Juncker leaned into his chair at his spacious office at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.
The former European Commission president had arrived from his home in Luxembourg earlier that morning along with his bodyguard.
On his desk is an empty but used ashtray, scattered documents, a light blue tie, and a bottle of water. Behind him, shelves stacked with books.
Juncker had set aside some time to discuss with EUobserver the rise and fall of the far-r...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.