(Brussels) Yes to “Spitzenkandidaten” (top nominees), yes to transnational rolls for the election to the European Parliament, yes to a joint reflection on the future membership of the EU Commission, yes to a dual-mandate president of the EU Commission and of the EU Council. And more dialogue with the citizens. Jean-Claude Juncker lists a number of practical initiatives “aimed at making the European Union’s efforts more effective and improving connections between the leaders of the EU institutions and the citizens”, in the run-up to the informal meeting of the EU leaders, due on February 23^rd. It is the “Europe of results”, the one the head of the EU Executive has on his mind, as he shares his proposals with the council of Commissioners. Juncker explains: “With the Bratislava Roadmap, the Rome Declaration and now the leaders’ agenda, Europe has rightly endeavoured to create a European Union that can deliver effective, tangible results for its citizens, in the areas they have most at heart. And it must go on this way”. He adds: “I have always claimed that form must be conditional on function, and this is not the time for long discussions on institutional reforms or changes to the treaty. There is, however, a number of initiatives we can take to make our efforts even more effective. There are a few options, but all of them must be directed to one and the same target: creating a Europe of results”. Such initiatives are submitted to the president of the European Council, Tusk, who will discuss them at next week’s summit.