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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.

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday voiced hope that Britain will one day return to the EU fold despite voting to leave.

The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, is gearing up to lead a charge for ‘more Europe’ in the face of calls to create a two-tier European project, sources within the Commission have said.

Contents: European leaders debate how the European Union can survive after Brexit; European nations split on the future of Europe

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.

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.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has admitted the European Union has tried to take too much power from national governments, contributing to the rise in populist movements.

The President of the European Commission will not stand for a second term so he can drive a hard Brexit deal and not be beholden to elected MEPs’ approval, sources claim.

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

A leading left-wing economist has slammed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker over his handling of Brexit, accusing him of failing to acknowledge the European Union’s failings.

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.

Leaked diplomatic cables indicate that Jean-Claude Juncker, the embattled President of the European Commission, blocked proposals to clamp down on cross-border tax avoidance schemes within the EU as Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

The best way to fight terror is with “openness”, European Union (EU) head Jean-Claude Juncker has said, stressing that Europe must continue to receive migrants in the wake of the deadly truck attack in Berlin.

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”.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has praised late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro as a “hero for many”. In a statement issued by the Commission after Castro’s death, Mr Junker said the Communist dictator was “one of the historic figures of

European Union policy spokesman and Berlin Brexit negotiator Axel Schäfer has said that Britain was “delusional” if it opted to prioritise deeper trade relations with the U.S. over remaining in the Single Market.

The President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, has unleashed a mean-spirited assault on President-elect Donald Trump, claiming that Mr. Trump didn’t know about Europe and that it would waste two years while he learned. Mr. Juncker, who was

European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the political bloc to scale down its role in the world while maintaining the need for the EU army.

Contents: EU’s expected scathing report on Turkey may scuttle refugee deal; Austria says EU must prepare for collapse of Turkey migrant deal; Hungary’s Viktor Orbán defeated in attempt to ban refugee quotas

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a personal warning to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday that he would be held responsible if Ankara fails to meet EU criteria for granting Turks visa-free travel.

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.

The European Union is facing existential threat, thanks to the “forces of populism”, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said in his State of the Union address. But he said the threat could be overcome by doubling down on the European

Nigel Farage has said the European Union (EU) sent a “declaration of war” to the UK by appointing a hard-line federalist to negotiate Brexit, as well as slamming European Commission plans for an “EU army”.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker has launched an unprecedented ethics investigation into his predecessor, Jose Manuel Barroso, questioning whether he broke EU law by taking a job at Goldman Sachs.

Brits may need to apply for visas and pay in advance before travel to the European Union (EU) under plans being drawn up by the unelected European Commission.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, is being hauled before the courts for issuing a “Presidential Order” banning Commissioners from holding Brexit talks with British representatives – after it emerged that no such powers exist.

(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 President of the European Council has slammed “detached” European “elites” and insisted the “chaos” of last year’s migrant crisis cannot be repeated as he announced a meeting on keeping the bloc together after Brexit.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has declared that “Borders are the worst invention ever made” in an anti-nationhood speech at the Alpbach European Forum in Austria.

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.