‘Borders are the worst invention’ Deluded Juncker says MORE EU is antidote to nationalism
EUROPEANS should be putting the Union first and stop calling for political independence in their home country, the president of the EU Commission has insisted.
By Zoie O’Brien
The top Brussels Bureaucrat quoted former French president Francois Mitterrand as saying nationalism added to nationalism would end in war. He said: “This is still true so we have to fight against nationalism.”
Mr Juncker aded: “We have to fight against nationalism, we have the duty not to follow populists but to block the avenue of populists.”
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Juncker wants MEPs to spread pro EU message and reject nationalism
He said: “Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians.”
Solidarity, he said, must be given to refugees and their children.
Mr Juncker used Brexit as an example of a crisis which must be overcome by the remaining member states working as one.
He said: “In the concentration of globalisation and European problems, we must not lose our way.
The president described the situation as an “unheard-of political crisis” for the Union.
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Brexit: Juncker regards Britain leaving the Union as a modern crisis
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President of the Commission Jean-Claude Juncker rejects borders
He defended the Commission against frequent attack on the issue.
He said: “The Commission deserves criticism, but of course, the governments have to share the blame.”
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