Jean-Claude Juncker during his annual State of the Union address Britain again warned of the consequences of brexit and promises free wifi in all major European cities.
The President of the European Commission reiterated that Europe's decision respects the British to withdraw from the Union, but at the same time regrets.
Threat
That remark went hand in hand with a threat: the United Kingdom should not think that it is the advantages without the burden of the EU get.
According to Juncker may not be that Britain will have access to the internal market if it is not willing to let exist the free movement of persons and goods. That is a sore point for London, for just open borders were much brexitvoorstanders an eyesore.
Free wifi for everyone
Furthermore, Juncker sees further steps in the digitization of Europe as a future job creator.The President wants the EU as a whole is attached in 2025 to the 5G network, the successor to 4G. That would create millions of jobs. Juncker also gave no details about what kind of jobs should be over.
The Commission wants all large and important cities in the EU offer by 2020 free wifi.
EU not in danger
The President criticized at the beginning of his speech the encroaching populism in Europe and warned of the dangers of nationalist sentiments. According to Juncker, this is a source of problems for the Union, but is not collapsing.
Indeed, as regards the European Commission, the links between the Member States are still a lot closer. So Juncker aims for extensive military cooperation, something that until now has always sensitive situated in the EU.
By Editors RTL News: Photo EPA
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