Brexit not ‘an amicable divorce’: Juncker

The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker says there is no reason to wait until David Cameron is replaced in October to begin negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.Speaking to Germany’s ARD television station, Mr Juncker added that he wants to start negotiating the UK’s reformed relationship with Europe ‘immediately’.’Britons decided (on Thursday) that they want to leave the European Union, so it doesn’t make any sense to wait until October to try to negotiate the terms of their departure,’ he said.’I would like to get started immediately.’Mr Juncker said the separation was ‘not an amicable divorce’, adding that ‘it was not exactly a tight love affair anyway’. – See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/world/2016/06/25/brexit-not–an-amicable-divorce—juncker.html#sthash.ZBhkvon5.dpuf

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