Jean-Claude Juncker has made a bid to greatly increase the European Union’s powers in a State of the Union address which Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage has branded “the most open, honest, and truly worrying speech” he has heard in all his years in the European Parliament.
Pay up to Brussels, or give every British citizen 923.076 quid and call it a day? I’d take the money and run, writes Professor Ted Malloch.
Tony Blair has met with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker for private talks, as the UK attempts to negotiate its exit from the EU
BRUSSELS (AFP) – It’s a problem many people will be familiar with: forgetting to turn your phone off during an important meeting, then it rings with a call from home. Except that for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker it apparently
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive body denounced the bloc’s parliament as “totally ridiculous” during a spat over the meager attendance at Tuesday’s plenary session for the prime minister of tiny Malta. After EU Commission President
As negotiations in Brussels stumble on the question of EU migrants and the European Court’s powers over Britain after Brexit, a former judge has accused the bloc of “judicial imperialism”.
Theresa May has responded to the European Union’s escalating demands for Britain to pay a Brexit “divorce bill” by claiming that the bloc may owe money to the UK. The European Commission is thought to be seeking a settlement worth
The Court of Justice of the European Union has greatly expanded the unelected European Commission’s powers over trade policy, which streamlines the process of negotiating a UK/EU deal – but increases the influence of Brussels hardliners.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Union’s unelected executive Commission, has conceded leaks of a supposedly “disastrous” meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May in London were “a serious mistake” – but denied personal responsibility.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has reiterated Prime Minister Theresa May’s claim the European Union is attempting to influence Britain’s upcoming election.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed the English language is losing relevance after the Brexit vote.
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he regrets that details of his reportedly tense meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May last week were leaked to the press.
BRUSSELS (AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker hit out on Thursday at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over an anti-EU questionnaire campaign launched by Budapest.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has indicated that he will support parts of the U.S. breaking away as revenge for President Donald J. Trump supporting Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) and predicting other countries will follow.
The president of the European Commission has said Britain will be treated like a “third country” after Brexit and the divorce will be so bad for the UK it will deter all other states from leaving the bloc.
One of Europe’s most senior foreign ministers has warned against “punishing” the UK in a Brexit deal, as shunning the bloc’s second largest economy could spell a “catastrophe” and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Bavarian lawmaker Stephan Mayer believes efforts by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, to apply “harsh pressure” to the UK do not serve Germany’s interests. Juncker has told the Belgian parliament that Britain’s so-called divorce bill for leaving the
The President of the European Commission is that furious his plan, to use Brexit as a pretext to launch a new push to centralise power in Brussels, is being resisted by national governments.
The European Commission has denied claims its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, could stand down in weeks, as reports emerge he is about to launch a controversial new push for more European Union (EU) integration.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the former prime minister of Luxembourg who now serves as president of the European Commission, has told TIME magazine that the European Union (EU) is “beautiful” and admired around the world, and says Barack Obama was right to say the UK will be weaker outside it.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the former Prime Minister of Luxembourg who now serves as President of the European Union’s powerful unelected executive, will not stand for a second term after 2019. The despondent 62-year-old said he doubted the bloc would hold together during
STRASBOURG (FRANCE) (AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker promised Wednesday to seek a “balanced” deal for Britain’s exit from the EU, after Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit plan.
The president of the European Commission has declared himself a “global winner”, before claiming Brexit could accelerate the process of European integration.
BRUSSELS (AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday warned countries not to go it alone in the wake of Brexit, as he marked the 25th anniversary of a summit that produced the Maastricht treaty.
The completion of a trade deal with Canada will have no impact on negotiations between the European Union and Britain, which in June voted to leave the bloc, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sunday.
The United Kingdom’s decision to Vote Leave in the referendum on June 23rd should have been a wake-up call for EU leaders. In the largest election turnout in the history of the UK, 17.4 million people chose to leave an organisation which they believe is detrimental to their interests.
(REUTERS) – A French politician who introduced a swathe of European financial regulation after the financial crisis was named on Wednesday to represent Brussels in negotiations on Britain’s exit from the European Union, drawing a cool response in London.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission rolled out the red carpet for Scotland’s first minister on Wednesday, hours after outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron told an EU summit his country would be leaving the European Union following last week’s
The President of the European Commission has spoken out about the future of the European Union without Britain, saying that while he hoped Britain would not go the “nature” of the continental power bloc would not ultimately change. The reportedly
The President of the unelected executive arm of the European Union (EU) has vowed to block all right wing populists from power across the continent, shortly after acquiring the power to exert “far-reaching sanctions” on elected governments. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the
(AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker refused Tuesday to entertain the idea of a British exit from the European Union, saying there is no “plan B” ahead of talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Juncker, head of the
The 28 EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Sunday in a last chance saloon attempt to strike a deal with Greece. Yes, I know we’ve heard this all before. Every week it appears to be the last chance. But
The past six months have been a very mixed bag for dedicated Eurosceptics. Tempering the remarkable victory in May’s European elections was the blocking of the European Union (Referendum) Bill in the House of Lords in January. Following that the Government failed to introduce legislation for a referendum bill in the Queen’s Speech, to ensure we have an In/Out referendum after the General Election
