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Jean Claude Junker makes a statement on the provisional results of the European elections in Brussels May 25, 2014. (Reuters/Eric Vidal)

EU leaders make concessions to Britain after Juncker vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2014 | World

Brussels, Reuters—European Union leaders offered political concessions to Britain after outvoting Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday over the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president, EU and British officials said. The leaders added a...

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From left to right, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, during a news conference at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence, Harpsund, south of Stockholm, Sweden, on June 10, 2014 over talks on the EU and the new European Parliament. (EPA/Maja Suslin)

Rebuffing Cameron, Merkel sticks to Juncker for top EU job

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2014 | World

Harpsund, Reuters—German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed her support on Tuesday for Jean-Claude Juncker becoming the next president of the European Commission after meeting EU leaders critical of the Luxembourger. Merkel made her statement after talks in Sweden...