Deutschlandfunk complains that Juncker's support for the idea of transnational lists has been lukewarm but nevertheless hopes for change:

“Transnational lists: Yes! But not as early as 2019. ... It's doubtful if that will be enough to stop the advance of the right-wing populists. But there is still one big unknown. In the Internet a website has already been reserved for the movement 'Europe en Marche!'. France's President Emmanuel Macron will try to transfer his national success to the European level. If he once again manages to stir up pro-European sentiment this would influence the outcome of the elections far more than all the procedural proposals that have been made so far.”