EU expected to vote on Juncker's team

Brussels

THE European Union (EU) faces a decisive week as incoming chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker seeks approval for his new team to start tackling the economic and foreign policy challenges that beset the continent.

With the eurozone on the verge of a new crisis, the risk of spillover from turmoil in the Middle East, and relations with Russia still tense over Ukraine, Europe is under pressure from all sides to act.

But Brussels is in limbo until Mr Juncker's new European Commission replaces the outgoing team, led by Jose Manuel Ba…