EU's Juncker urges Britain to stop blocking EU spending


  • World
  • Saturday, 29 Apr 2017

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Olivier Hoslet/Pool

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on Britain to lift a pre-election veto on some EU spending, warning it could disrupt the start of Brexit talks, and EU officials suggested London was needling Brussels ahead of negotiations.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters on Saturday, after a Brussels summit where EU leaders approved instructions for their negotiator, that Britain had blocked billions of euros (dollars) in EU spending last week.

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