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 unelected president of the European Commission has urged member states to avoid holding referendums on their membership of the bloc, which is entering “a ‘last chance’ phase”.
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.
PARIS (AFP) – The EU must be “unyielding” in the face of Britain’s demands on the terms for its divorce from the bloc, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday.
(AFP) European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Sunday he opposes trade negotiations between Britain and other economies while it remains part of the European Union, as Australia prepares for talks on the issue with London.
The European Commission president has said he keeps a black book of notes on anyone who has betrayed him, as well as denying kissing UKIP leader Nigel Farage after the Brexit vote.
(REUTERS) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is concerned that a deal struck with Turkey in March on handling a wave of migrants bound for Europe could collapse, he told an Austrian newspaper.
(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.
Jean-Claude Juncker has vowed that no matter how bad terrorism or the migrant crisis get, the European Union (EU) will never give up on open borders. The European Commission president said terrorism could be countered with better intelligence-sharing between member states.
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
Marine Le Pen has congratulated Britain, saying that the nation sent out a “signal of liberty and freedom to the rest of the world”, and that “there will be a glowing future for the United Kingdom”. At the European Parliament, leader of the
UKIP Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Nigel Farage declared in Brussels today that Article 50 should be invoked as soon as possible, and that Eurocrats were “in denial” over the failings of the European Union (EU) political project. Speaking at the
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has said that: “It’s clear what the British people want and we should act accordingly”, and pushed for Article 50 to be triggered as soon as possible
The Obama administration has folded on its threat to send Britain to the “back of the queue” in the case of a vote to leave the European Union (EU), after Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed the United States’ “special relationship” with Britain.
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
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday he was confident that EU leaders and Turkey would reach an agreement during a two-day summit on a plan to stem the flow of migrants into Europe. “I’m pretty
A simple visit to a war cemetery should be enough to disabuse any doubters of the worth of the European Union (EU), according to the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. “Peace is never a sure thing. Anyone who
BRUSSELS (AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said EU member states have “failed to deliver” on efforts to resolve the migrant crisis, including on a deal to relocate thousands of asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. So far just 272
Legislation designed to give Poland’s newly-elected conservative government control of state media outlets and the sole power to appoint executives to senior broadcasting positions has been slammed by European Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Mr Oettinger has accused Poland, the European Union’s (EU) sixth-largest
BERLIN (AFP) – European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Sunday threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media. The move would start a series of