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Candidates in the race to replace Jean-Claude Juncker clashed over jobs, climate change and how to fix the European Union at a special debate in Brussels on Wednesday night.

On 15 May, six lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission, representing the big political families, presented their views on Europe. 84 TV channels and over 60 online platforms worldwide broadcasted or reported from the debate hosted by the European Parliament. Major EU issues

Candidates in the race to replace Jean-Claude Juncker clashed over jobs, climate change and how to fix the European Union at a special debate in Brussels on Wednesday night.

The debate took place in the European Parliament chamber in Brussels in front of an audience of hundreds and in the form of the political equivalent of speed dating.

The Maastricht Debate 2019 took place on April 29 evening with the lead candidates of the European political parties for the role of European Commission President. The 90-minute event was broadcasted live across the European Union.

As part of The State of the Union 2019, and just weeks before the 2019 European elections, the EUI and the Financial Times co-hosted a debate amongst the lead candidates, or “Spitzenkandidaten”, for the position of President of the European Commission. The debate was held at the EUI’s Villa Salviati

Five rivals for the EU's top job have argued over the economic crisis, immigration and other key issues for the 28-nation bloc in a live TV debate. The party candidates were trying to impress millions of European voters.

They were the first US-style televised debates for the EU's top job, and it showed. On Monday (28 April) the candidates (not to mention the debate moderators themselves) were visibly nervous. The two most likely candidates to take the job as EU Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin