Merkel ‘highly qualified’ for top EU job, says Juncker

Angela Merkel would be "highly qualified" for a senior EU position once she steps down as chancellor, Jean-Claude Juncker said, referring to the German leader as "a lovable work of art."
In an interview with the German Funke Media Group, the European Commission president, whose own term of office comes to an end in the fall, said he "cannot imagine" that Merkel would "disappear without trace."

"She is not only a respected person but also a lovable work of art," Juncker said.
But the Commission president was less complimentary about French President Emmanuel Macron over his refusal to back the Spitzenkandidat (or "lead candidate") system for choosing the next Commission president. Juncker said he was a "great supporter" of the system, which was used for the first time during his own appointment.
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