STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Transylvania may not seem everyone's idea of a fun weekend away to get over a painful break-up but that is Jean-Claude Juncker's prescription for EU leaders to cope with the blues on the day Britain walks out. His proposals for a more united bloc without Britain face scepticism from many governments. His mention of Brexit brought cheers from UK Independence Party members in Strasbourg. The German government, preparing for an election in two weeks that should hand Merkel a fourth term, is sceptical of Macron's plans but is also likely to be wary of the ambition of Juncker's proposals. Nonetheless, his suggestion that the likes of Poland and Hungary, run by deeply eurosceptic governments, should join the strictures of the euro zone is unlikely to win rapid support in Warsaw or Budapest.

Source: The Star September 13, 2017 17:26 UTC