BRUSSELS - European Union leaders faced calls at a Brussels summit on Friday to "pay more" to fill a Brexit-sized hole in their budget or accept cuts. At an EU meeting, France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker who has warned member states that after Brexit they will have to pay more or accept cuts. "If we want to have new priorities, and we can't reduce to the right extent old policies, then countries have to pay more," warned European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. - 'Spitzenkandidat' row -The European leaders were far more united on another post-Brexit issue: how to choose a new European Commission chief after former Luxembourg premier Juncker steps down in 2019. When asked for his thoughts about the meeting, Juncker quipped: "I am not the British prime minister, it would be good for Britain if I was."

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2018 17:15 UTC