Laurens Cerulus, reporting from Dublin

Juncker beats rival in centre-right race for EU presidency
The European People’s Party (EPP) nominated Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday (7 March) as its candidate to lead the EU election campaign and become the next president of the European Commission.![Delegates of the European People's Party at the electoral congress in Dublin, March 2014 [EPP]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/04/epp_congres_delegates_parties_party_european_people_event.jpeg)