Cameron: Unsure of Britain’s EU membership if Juncker elected Commission chief
David Cameron said he can’t promise his country’s commitment to the EU if its leaders choose Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission head, given their differences on Britain’s future in the bloc, Germany’s Spiegel reported.
Juncker was nominated as a candidate by the European People’s Party, which received the largest number of seats in last week’s European Parliament elections. The European Commission chief will first be elected by EU leaders, after which the individual must be given a green light from the assembly.
While speaking on the sidelines of Brussel’s summit on Tuesday, Cameron made clear that he would no longer be able to guarantee the UK would stay within the EU if Juncker was elected, according to a pre-publication copy of Spiegel’s article obtained by Reuters.
The article interprets Cameron’s message as saying that if Juncker is chosen, the UK would have to go through with the referendum on the future of EU membership, which would most likely result in British citizens choosing to opt out of the EU.
Cameron criticized Juncker for being too federalist and said “a face from the ’80s can’t solve the problems of the next five years.”
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