ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned Britain Tuesday that voting to leave the EU would be “an act of self-harm” that would endanger everything Europeans had worked together to achieve. “To turn your backs on your neighbors and retreat into isolation would go against everything that Europe and the UK stand for,” Juncker said during an address to Greek business leaders in Athens, adding: “To leave would be an act of […]
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EU chief warns ‘lot to do’ for deal to avoid British exit
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European leaders have a lot of work to do at a summit in Brussels to reach a deal to prevent Britain becoming the first country to crash out of the bloc, EU president Donald Tusk warned Friday. British Prime Minister David Cameron urged his counterparts at the start of a two-day meeting to reach a “credible” reform deal that would allow him to hold a referendum on EU membership in June. […]





