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Juncker won’t attend G7 summit after urgent gallbladder surgery

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epa07736637 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attends a weekly college meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 24 July 2019. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker won’t attend the G7 summit at the weekend after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery, a Commission spokesperson said Monday.

Juncker cut short his summer vacation in Austria last week to return to Luxembourg for an urgent cholecystectomy.

Via Politico

 

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