German Chancellor Angela Merkel is actively encouraging fellow European leaders to support Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission, her spokesman said on Monday, according to Reuters. "In all her talks, she is working to ensure that Jean-Claude Juncker gets the required majority in the European Council and that he becomes the next president of the European Commission," Steffen Seibert told a regular government news conference when asked about Merkel's support for Juncker.