EU set to snub UK over Juncker as Commission chief

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to confirm former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.

The move comes despite strong opposition from Britain.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said "the odds are stacked against me" over Mr Juncker, but stressed that he would stick to his principles.

He believes Mr Juncker is too much in favour of closer political union and might block EU reform...

... Mr Cameron vowed to insist on a vote on Mr Juncker, so that EU leaders would have to justify their support for the veteran politician in public.

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