Ophélie Spanneut contributed to this article
European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker has promised to take a more focused approach to the legislative process in the EU. However, during the presentation of his work programme for 2015 ( http://bit.ly/1yW8DtF ) at the European Parliament’s plenary on 16 December, Juncker elicited a rather critical response from MEPs. Most groups criticised the lack of transparency in how this slimmer political agenda for next year was prepared, and the withdrawal of some major pieces…