The aim of the first briefing dedicated to the new opening in the European Union after the appointment of the new authorities was to present strategic assumptions of the European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker. The main aims as well as the strategies of their implementation were set forth by Ewa Synowiec, Director of the European Commission Representation in Poland, who pointed to the fundamental importance of job creation in the EU and elaborated upon Juncker’s initiative directed at a gradual increase of the level of investment. The economic programme of the new Commission was commented upon by the invited experts.