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José Manuel Barroso: Brexit Talks Will Fail Without Compromise

''Brexit negotiations are on course to fail unless both Britain and the European Union ditch their winner-takes-all approach to the coming talks'', the former president of the European commission José Manuel Barroso has said.

Barroso also suggested that extremists on both sides of the Channel wanted the UK to break away from the EU entirely.

There'll be war in Balkans if EU collapses, Juncker warns

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the United States that there would be "war in the Balkans" if the EU collapses.

The website euractiv.com is reporting this, citing Juncker's exclusive interview to the Financial Times during which he revealed details of his conversation with US Vice President Mike Pence, that took place in Brussels on February 20.

EPP head Manfred Webber calls for suspension of funding to Euro-skeptic groups in EP

German MEP and leader of the EPP group Manfred Webber said the EU should amend regulations to avoid funding parties which were opposed to the EU. Mr. Webber argued that the EU should re-assess the current funding rules towards political formations that were euro-phobic.

Juncker: Northern Europeans are dogmatic on Greece

No country has achieved greater progress in competitiveness like Greece, said European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker. In an interview to German radio station Deutschlandfunk (DLF), the EC head said that despite any irritation over the situation in Greece, the country has made numerous structural reforms, “more than the dogmatic northern Europeans”.

Juncker: Talks between UK and Britain will be hard

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned Britain that negotiations between the EU and Britain on its departure from the common union would be a protracted and extremely hard process, Wednesday. Following Britain PM Theresa May’s clear position on a “clean and fast” separation from the EU after the referendum, Mr.

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