Juncker has 'slight doubts' on his group's convention idea

EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker told press on Wednesday he has “slight doubts” about the idea of holding a convention on the future of European integration, as proposed on Tuesday in a declaration by his centre-right group and the Liberals. He referred to the convention which prepared the ill-fated European constitutional treaty. “The convention by itself is not promising success,” said Juncker, adding he would not exclude it.