“The frontrunner to head the European Commission has lashed out at Britain in a sign of sharply increasing tensions between Downing Street and Brussels over the race for the top job,” G7 meeting in Brussels on 5 June that he “viewed Britain as the principal opponent” to his bid.
Juncker is currently seeking support from EU leaders for his candidacy in the wake of European elections in which his European People’s Party garnered the most votes.
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